Fish tossed in boot (6)

I believe the answer is:

bonito

'fish' is the definition.
(bonito is a kind of fish)

'tossed in boot' is the wordplay.
'tossed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'boot'='inboot'
'inboot' is an anagram of 'BONITO'.

(Another definition for bonito that I've seen is " Fish".)

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

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