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Defenceless
targets
police
trap
including
one
that
initially
escapes
(7,5)
Defenceless targets police trap including one that initially escapes (7,5)
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How the clue works
The definition is Defenceless targets — sitting ducks being easy victims, as it were. For the wordplay, take STING (police trap) and drop IT inside it — that's I (one) plus T (initially from "that") — to get SITTING, then add DUCKS (escapes) on the end.