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Fish supplement pawned? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charged

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'pawned?' is the definition.
(pawning is a kind of charging)

'fish supplement' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'fish' could be 'char' (char is a kind of fish) and 'char' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ged' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for charged that I've seen before include "Indicted" , "Rushed; attacked" , "Entrusted (with a task)" , "Fraught with emotion" , "Accused of offence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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