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Burnt fish, like snapper say? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charred

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'burnt' is the definition.
(charring is a kind of burning)

'fish like snapper say?' is the wordplay.
'fish' becomes 'charr' (I've seen this before).
'like snapper say?' becomes 'ed' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'charr'+'ed'='CHARRED'

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(Other definitions for charred that I've seen before include "Cleaned" , "Blackened by fire" , "Partially burnt" , "Slightly burnt" , "Partially burned" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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