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Be careful! It's said to be booby-trapped (5)

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mined

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'be booby-trapped' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'be careful it's said' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'mind' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for mined that I've seen before include "Dug from pit" , "proceeded secretly" , "Placed charges" , "Extracted minerals from the earth" , "laid eggs" .)

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