The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SNARE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SNARE
- Criminal nears noose
- Partners at table recalling long time trap
- Gin topless dancer’s drunk without coke
- Gin, possibly part of a musician’s kit
- Reject clever answer concealing a trap
- Intended to prohibit movement it may allow one to perform a roll.
- They’re beaten if caught with shorts
- Trap a poacher lastly sets in 3 different directions
- Leaders of Sweden and Norway are in a trap
- Tailor nears a place to get snagged?
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The straight part
We know that "Gin" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case gin = snare.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SNARE mean?
SNARE noun- A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
- A mental or psychological trap.
- A loop of cord used in obstetric cases, to hold or to pull a fetus from the mother animal.
- A similar looped instrument formerly used to remove tumours etc.
- A set of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin of a drum to create a rattling sound.
- A snare drum.
- To catch or hold, especially with a loop.
- To ensnare.