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Feel silly around swimmers (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eels

'swimmers' is the definition.
(eel is a kind of aquatic vertebrate)

'feel silly around' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates a hidden word.
'EELS' is hidden within 'feel silly'.

(Other definitions for eels that I've seen before include "eg Conger" , "Slender fish" , "They swim" , "Fish (that may be jellied)" , "Odd fish found in the lees" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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