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Fish sandwiches to present without thought (4,3)

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I believe the answer is:

trot out

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'present without thought' is the definition.
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'fish sandwiches to' is the wordplay.
'fish' becomes 'trout' (trout is a kind of fish).
'sandwiches' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are sandwiched in).
'trout' going around 'to' is 'TROT OUT'.

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(Other definitions for trot out that I've seen before include "Produce (a well-worn account)" , "Produce for show (repeatedly)" , "Repeat without thought" .)

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