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Caught a whiff of fish (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smelt

I believe this is a double definition.

'caught a whiff' is the first definition.

'fish' is the second definition.
(smelt is a kind of fish)

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for smelt that I've seen before include "Food fish often fried" , "Sniffed - fish" , "Small fish of salmon species" , "Extract (metal) from ore by heat" , "Fish related to the salmon (which ponged?)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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