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Hand out, grabbing back of leaf, to find fish (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dover sole

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

'hand out grabbing back of leaf' is the wordplay.
'hand out' becomes 'dole' (I've seen this in another clue).
'grabbing' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'back of leaf' becomes 'verso' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'dole' enclosing 'verso' is 'DOVER SOLE'.

'to find' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for dover sole that I've seen before include "Kentish flat fish" , "Catch" .)

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