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Bloater's not a bad seafood option (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lobster

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'seafood option' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.

'bloater's not a bad' is the wordplay.
'not' suggests deleting specific letters.
'bad' indicates an anagram.
'bloaters' with 'a' taken out is 'bloters'.
'bloters' anagrammed gives 'LOBSTER'.

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(Other definitions for lobster that I've seen before include "Pincered crustacean, a delicacy" , "Crustacean caught in pot" , "one to loft a > shellfish?" , "Lets bro have the shellfish" , "Slow bowler may be" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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