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Traps mackerel-catcher (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sprat

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'mackerel-catcher' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'traps' is the wordplay.
'traps' anagrams to 'SPRAT'.
Though, I am unsure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for sprat that I've seen before include "Small sea fish" , "chap on a fat-free diet" , "Type of herring - small person or thing" , "Strap up the small fish" , "Jack, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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