Possible Clues:

• Entwine into a confusing mass
• Get mixed up (in)
• Magic figure mustn't start to be confusing
• Snare ten squirming fish
• Involve in complicated circumstances
• Lean gent could be seen as catch
• Mix up the net to a certain degree if you want to catch something with it
• Involve undesirably
• Involve, as in a sticky situation
• Ensnare