Works in which the unwary get caught (5)
I believe the answer is:
toils
'works' is the definition.
(toil is a kind of work)
'the unwary get caught' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'oils' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'in which' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for toils that I've seen before include "net" , "Works hard" , "making snare" , "nets" , "Labours; snares" .)