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a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
- although the military invasion had been a breeze, the nation soon found itself caught in a rattrap with no clear escape route
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“Rattrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rattrap. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of rattrap was in the 15th century
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