Cold and raw fish (5)

I believe the answer is:

bleak

This clue is a double definition.

'cold and raw' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fish' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for bleak that I've seen before include "Desolate and barren" , "Cold, bare; a Dickensian House" , "Cold and desolate" , "Cold and unwelcoming" , "Desolately barren" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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