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Burnt calorie without a fish intake - snapper? (9)

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I believe the answer is:

crocodile

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'snapper?' is the definition.
(an animal which 'snaps')

'burnt calorie without a fish intake' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'calorie' could be 'c' and 'c' is found within the answer.
'fish' could be 'cod' (type of fish) and 'cod' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for crocodile that I've seen before include "children in pairs?" , "Predatory reptile" , "Insincere show of sorrow" , "Large river reptile" , "Recoil, doc, from the reptile" .)

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