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Climbs to get fishy plates (6)

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I believe the answer is:

scales

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This could be a double definition.

'climbs' is the first definition.
(scaling is a kind of climbing)

'fishy plates' is the second definition.
'scales' can be an answer for 'plates' ('scale' can be a synonym of 'plate'). I am not certain of the 'fishy' bit.

'to get' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for scales that I've seen before include "The practice of music" , "is a climber" , "though it's not Pisces" , "Instruments for weighing things" , "Set of musical notes - balanced on a fish?" .)

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