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Young eel (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elver

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">young eel</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(an elver is a young eel)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for elver that I've seen before include "A baby eel" , "Immature eel" , "A young 11" , "Slippery youngster" , "Young slippery fish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Telegraph, the Penny Press, The Irish Times, The Mirror, The Irish Independent, the Evening Standard and The Daily Mail.
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