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Deep, deep fish

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sea bass

'fish' is the definition.
(sea bass is a kind of fish)

'deep deep' is the wordplay.
'deep' becomes 'sea' (I've seen this before).
'deep' becomes 'bass' ('bass' can be a synonym of 'deep').
'sea'+'bass'='SEA-BASS'

(Other definitions for sea bass that I've seen before include "Edible marine fish" , "one showing off plenty of scales" , "Marine food fish" , "Saltwater fish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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