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Fish on ice? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

skate

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This clue could be a double definition.

'fish' is the first definition.
(skate is a kind of fish)

'ice?' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'on' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for skate that I've seen before include "Ice --; roller --" , "move around ice" , "Glide on ice; ray" , "Runner" , "Food fish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent, The Irish News and the Evening Standard.
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