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Holds the shellfish I caught (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

claims

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'holds' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
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(Other definitions for claims that I've seen before include "Declares that one is the owner of something" , "Assertions of ownership" , "Requests or demands as one's own" , "Asserts as a fact" , "States firmly, insisting on truth" .)

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