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Fish for Carl, meek, possibly (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mackerel

'fish' is the definition.
(I know that mackerel is a type of fish)

'carl meek possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' is an anagram indicator.
'carl'+'meek'='carlmeek'
'carlmeek' is an anagram of 'MACKEREL'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for mackerel that I've seen before include "Swimmer" , "Fish caught by spinner (or sprat?)" , "A food fish; type of sky" , "Common food fish" , "One in school" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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