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Trap for men she played with (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

enmesh

'trap' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'men she played with' is the wordplay.
'played with' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'men'+'she'='menshe'
'menshe' with letters rearranged gives 'ENMESH'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for enmesh that I've seen before include "Make tangled as if in a net" , "Never growing old" , "Catch in toils" , "Men she changed to entangle" , "Make tangled or snarled" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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