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Fish and clam reek terribly (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mackerel

'fish' is the definition.
(mackerel is a kind of fish)

'clam reek terribly' is the wordplay.
'terribly' indicates an anagram.
'clam'+'reek'='clamreek'
'clamreek' is an anagram of 'MACKEREL'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for mackerel that I've seen before include "Commonly-eaten fish" , "Banded food fish" , "Common striped fish, very tasty" , "Food fish with a blue-green back" , "Marine food fish" .)

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