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Fish one found in lake (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loach

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

'one found in lake' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'a'.
'found in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'lake' becomes 'loch' (loch is a kind of lake).
'a' going within 'loch' is 'LOACH'.

(Other definitions for loach that I've seen before include "River fish - film director" , "Fish with barbels around mouth" , "Freshwater fish; rhymes with freshwater fish" , "Fish - British film director" , "Film-maker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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