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Fish work for slattern? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trollop

'slattern?' is the definition.
(slattern is a kind of trollop)

'fish work' is the wordplay.
'fish' becomes 'troll' (trolling is a type of fishing).
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'troll'+'op'='TROLLOP'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for trollop that I've seen before include "Disreputable woman" , "Lady of easy virtue" , "Pro" , "Drab" , "person of dubious morality" .)

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