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Fish that can swim backward (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eel

'fish that can swim backward' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for eel that I've seen before include "Elongated fish" , "Apode" , "elusive person" , "Large elver" , "Snaky fish" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the Universal.
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