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Traps ear: joke ending in heartache (7)

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I believe the answer is:

luggage

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

'ear joke ending in heartache' is the wordplay.
'ear' becomes 'lug' (I've seen this before).
'joke' becomes 'gag' ('gag' can be a synonym of 'joke').
'ending in' says to take the final letters.
The last letter of 'heartache' is 'e'.
'lug'+'gag'+'e'='LUGGAGE'

(Other definitions for luggage that I've seen before include "Traveller's bags etc" , "Suitcases for journey" , "case?" , "Traps" , "Trunks and cases of traveller" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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