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Trap seen, ran out! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ensnare

'trap' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'seen ran out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'seen'+'ran'='seenran'
'seenran' is an anagram of 'ENSNARE'.

(Other definitions for ensnare that I've seen before include "Catch as if in a trap or net" , "Capture, trap" , "Ambush" , "Ecstatic expression of feeling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News and The Telegraph.
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