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As politicians, like fish out of water (3)

Ross

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wet

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(Other definitions for wet that I've seen before include "Watery" , "Moist or Soaked" , "Moisture; feeble (colloq.)" , "Saturated; rainy" , "Rainy (weather)" .)

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