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Impale second fish (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spike

'impale' is the definition.
('spike' can be a synonym of 'impale')

'second fish' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'fish' becomes 'pike' (pike is a kind of fish).
's'+'pike'='SPIKE'

(Other definitions for spike that I've seen before include "one that may be found on running shoe" , "Anglo-Catholic comedian" , "spear" , "add something to it" , "Frustrate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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