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He's after dough, we hear, followed by me! (3)

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ray

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(Other definitions for ray that I've seen before include "Beam of light or flat fish" , "A little light" , "Broad flat fish; beam" , "Man who engaged in surrealist photography" , "Flat fish or sun beam" .)

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