Safety devices for trapeze artists Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

TRAPEZE (noun)
1. a swing used by circus acrobats
DEVICES (noun)
1. an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices’

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