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Can you credit eels getting into them? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

creels

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'eels getting into them?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'can you credit' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'credit' could be 'cr' (abbreviation) and 'cr' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'eels' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for creels that I've seen before include "Wicker baskets to hold fish" , "Wicker baskets for fishermen" , "Fish-baskets" , "Fishermen use" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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