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Doing nothing to identify fish (6)

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idling

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'doing nothing' is the definition.
(to idle is to do nothing)

'identify fish' is the wordplay.
'identify' becomes 'id' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'fish' becomes 'ling' (ling is a kind of fish).
'id'+'ling'='IDLING'

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(Other definitions for idling that I've seen before include "Loafing or just ticking over" , "'Lazing, loafing (6)'" , "Being indolent" , "Being unoccupied" , "Wasting time" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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