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Caught fish and made a clear profit (6)

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netted

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This clue could be a double definition.

'caught fish' is the first definition.
'netted' can be an answer for 'caught' (netting is a kind of catching). I'm not certain of the 'fish' bit.

'made a clear profit' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for netted that I've seen before include "Caught fish, perhaps, and made clear profit" , "Obtained as clear profit" , "caught in the wet?" , "As a whole" , "Caught (like butterfly)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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