Head of fish, with first bit cut off (6)
I believe the answer is:
napper
'head' is the definition.
(informal term for someone's head)
'fish with first bit cut off' is the wordplay.
'fish' becomes 'snapper' (snapper is a kind of fish).
'with first bit cut off' means to remove the first letter.
'snapper' with its first letter taken away is 'NAPPER'.
'of' acts as a link.
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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