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A swimmer in the pink (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

salmon

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'a swimmer' is the first definition.
(salmon is a kind of aquatic vertebrate)

'pink' is the second definition.
(salmon pink is a kind of pink)

'in the' is the link.

(Other definitions for salmon that I've seen before include "In Gaelic myth, the fish of wisdom" , "Fish (often smoked)" , "Pale pinkish orange colour" , "Food fish; pink shade" , "Oddly, Mal's no fish" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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