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booby trap

 noun
     
booby trap , booby-trap [countable]
1PMW a hidden bomb that explodes when you touch something else that is connected to it:
He lost both legs in a booby trap bomb blast.
2 a harmless trap that you arrange for someone as a joke
—booby-trapped adjective
—booby trap verb
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