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Basis of the Japanese dish kabayaki (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eel

(Other definitions for eel that I've seen before include "Moray or electric, for instance" , "Proverbially slippery fish" , "Sea creature like conger" , "Slimy fish" , "Almost scaleless fish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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