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Lanky guy at first catching fish (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gangling

'lanky' is the definition.
('gangling' can be a synonym of 'lanky')

'guy at first catching fish' is the wordplay.
'at first' suggests taking the first letters.
'catching fish' becomes 'angling' (angling is a kind of catching fish).
The first letter of 'guy' is 'g'.
'g'+'angling'='GANGLING'

(Other definitions for gangling that I've seen before include "moving awkwardly" , "Tall and thin" , "Rawboned" , "Lanky" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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