Chicken and fish wrap a concern for a major employer? (6)

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coward

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'chicken' is the definition.
('coward' can be similar in meaning to 'chicken')

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(Other definitions for coward that I've seen before include "Noel -, twentieth-century actor, dramatist" , "Craven type" , "Gutless type" , "Scaredy-cat" , "Person lacking courage" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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