Blessed with strength to catch fish (9)

I believe the answer is:

fortunate

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'blessed' is the definition.
('fortunate' can be similar in meaning to 'blessed')

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for fortunate that I've seen before include "Lucky" , "Blessed with good luck" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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