Fish eggs (3)

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spawn

'fish eggs' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for spawn that I've seen before include "generator" , "Mass of fish eggs" , "Engender" , "Generate; fish eggs" , "Eggs deposited by fish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The New York Times.

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