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Assistant fish for management? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

handling

'for management?' is the definition.
(handling is a kind of management)

'assistant fish' is the wordplay.
'assistant' becomes 'hand' (hand can mean a worker or employee).
'fish' becomes 'ling' (ling is a kind of fish).
'hand'+'ling'='HANDLING'

(Other definitions for handling that I've seen before include "Touching" , "Dealing with or holding" , "Dealing with (may be a charge)" , "giving treatment" , "Managing or feeling" .)

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