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Clumsily rinsed a fish (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sardine

'fish' is the definition.
(sardine is a type of fish)

'clumsily rinsed a' is the wordplay.
'clumsily' is an anagram indicator.
'rinsed'+'a'='rinseda'
'rinseda' with letters rearranged gives 'SARDINE'.

(Other definitions for sardine that I've seen before include "Rinsed a (anag) - fish" , "Swimmer" , "Small fish, usually canned" , "(Cramped?) fish" , "A diner's small fish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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