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But they don't hurt the angler (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bites

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'but they don't' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'hurt the angler' is the wordplay.
'hurt' becomes 'bite' (bite is a kind of hurt).
'the angler' becomes 's' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'bite'+'s'='BITES'

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(Other definitions for bites that I've seen before include "Morsels" , "Tears with the teeth" , "Mouthfuls" , "Breaks with the teeth" , "Stings" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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