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Fish to be paid for when brought (3)

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cod

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'fish' is the definition.
(type of fish)

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(Other definitions for cod that I've seen before include "Pay when you get the goods - sounds fishy" , "Tasty fish or slangy nonsense" , "A white fish" , "Cash on delivery (abbr.)" , "One caught in the deep maybe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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