Jettison fish won ton (8)

I believe the answer is:

dumpling

'won ton' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'jettison fish' is the wordplay.
'jettison' becomes 'dump' (I've seen this in another clue).
'fish' becomes 'ling' (ling is a kind of fish).
'dump'+'ling'='DUMPLING'

(Other definitions for dumpling that I've seen before include "Stew doughball" , "sort of pudding" , "Tasty ball of dough cooked in stew" , "fool!" , "a little fatty!" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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