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Fish that nearly all upset sleep (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eels

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'fish that nearly all upset sleep' is the definition.
'eels' can be an answer for 'fish' (eel is a type of fish). I'm not certain of the remainder of the definition.

'fish that nearly all upset sleep' is the wordplay.
'fish' becomes 'eel' (eel is a type of fish).
'that nearly all upset sleep' becomes 's' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'eel'+'s'='EELS'

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(Other definitions for eels that I've seen before include "Long, fleshy fish" , "Long fishes" , "Long thin fish" , "Jellied --, traditional dish" , "Food for Cockney" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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