Hock about right with this? (5)

I believe the answer is:

prawn

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'this?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'hock about right' is the wordplay.
'hock' becomes 'pawn' (synonyms).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'pawn' going around 'r' is 'PRAWN'.

'with' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for prawn that I've seen before include "Small tasty crustacean, nice in cocktail" , "Bit of seafood" , "Popular oriental snack" , "Shrimp-like crustacean" , "Large shrimp" .)

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