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Fish something worthless on its own? (5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

lemon sole

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'its own?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'fish something worthless on' is the wordplay.
'fish' becomes 'sole' (sole is a kind of fish).
'something worthless' becomes 'lemon' (I've seen this before).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'sole' after 'lemon' is 'LEMON SOLE'.

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(Other definitions for lemon sole that I've seen before include "fish to eat" , "Common flatfish" , "Lose melon, find kind of plaice" , "Succulent flatfish associated with citrus fruit" , "Edible flatfish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
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