Chicken an unfit alternative for fish (9,4)
I believe the answer is:
yellowfin tuna
'fish' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'chicken an unfit alternative' is the wordplay.
'chicken' becomes 'yellow' (as in cowardly).
'alternative' is an anagram indicator (an alternative ordering of the letters).
'an'+'unfit'='anunfit'
'anunfit' is an anagram of 'fintuna'.
'yellow'+'fintuna'='YELLOWFIN TUNA'
'for' is the link.
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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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