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Instant trap so designed for dinosaur (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

triceratops

'dinosaur' is the definition.
(triceratops is a kind of dinosaur)

'instant trap so designed' is the wordplay.
'instant' becomes 'trice' (synonyms).
'designed' indicates an anagram (designed with the letters).
'trap'+'so'='trapso'
'trapso' with letters rearranged gives 'ratops'.
'trice'+'ratops'='TRICERATOPS'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for triceratops that I've seen before include "Three-horned dinosaur" , "Cretaceous herbivore" , "Extinct reptile" , "Horned dinosaur" , "Old creature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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