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Works in which the unwary get caught (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

toils

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'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.

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(Other definitions for toils that I've seen before include "net" , "Works hard" , "making snare" , "nets" , "Labours; snares" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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