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Former PM gutted fish (4)

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hake

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

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(Other definitions for hake that I've seen before include "Type of fish" , "Swimmer" , "Food fish related to the cod" , "Common food fish" , "Food fish; rhymes with create" .)

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