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Fish struggle like fish out of water? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flounder

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'struggle like fish out of water?' is the definition.
(to flounder is to struggle or be in difficulty)

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(Other definitions for flounder that I've seen before include "Catch" , "Stagger clumsily in mud (or water)" , "fumble?" , "Have difficulty" , "Flatfish - behave awkwardly" .)

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