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A form of fish food (3)

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I believe the answer is:

roe

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'food' is the definition.
(roe is a kind of food)

'a form of fish' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 're' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for roe that I've seen before include "Swift runner" , "Hoofed animal(s)" , "A mass of fish-eggs" , "Food from fish" , "Lobster's ripe ovary" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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