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Eel upset mayor (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

moray

'eel' is the definition.
(I know that moray is a type of eel)

'upset mayor' is the wordplay.
'upset' indicates an anagram.
'mayor' with letters rearranged gives 'MORAY'.

(Other definitions for moray that I've seen before include "Predator eel" , "Firth" , "is fishy" , "seen snaking near the coast?" , "One fish" .)

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