A calm air about this fish dish (8)

I believe the answer is:

calamari

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'this fish dish' is the definition.
'calamari' can be an answer for 'dish' (I have seen 'Dish of squid' mean 'calamari' so perhaps 'dish' could also mean 'calamari'). I am not sure about the 'this fish' bit.

'a calm air about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'calm'+'air'='acalmair'
'acalmair' with letters rearranged gives 'CALAMARI'.

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(Other definitions for calamari that I've seen before include "Battered squid rings" , "seafood" , "Mollusc" , "Mediterranean cooked squid" , "Dish of squid" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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