Stitches up parent's pants (7)

I believe the answer is:

entraps

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'stitches up' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'parent's pants' is the wordplay.
'pants' indicates anagramming the letters (UK informal term for 'nonsense' or 'rubbish').
'parents' with letters rearranged gives 'ENTRAPS'.

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(Other definitions for entraps that I've seen before include "Catches" , "nets" , "frames" , "Takes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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