Some fishing gear first tend to confuse (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
drift nets
'some fishing gear' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'first tend to confuse' is the wordplay.
'to confuse' indicates an anagram.
'first'+'tend'='firsttend'
'firsttend' is an anagram of 'DRIFT-NETS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for drift nets that I've seen is " fish end up in them?".)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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