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Caught In A Trap Crossword Clue

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noun

• something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

• a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head

• a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities

• strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit

• a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

verb

• catch in or as if in a trap

• entice and trap

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verb

• take or catch as if in a snare or trap

• catch in or as if in a trap

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verb

• take or catch as if in a snare or trap

• catch in or as if in a trap

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New York Times05 Jan 2022 Down 46
New York Times12 Jan 2010 Down 13
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