Lead-in to fish (4)

I believe the answer is:

craw

(Other definitions for craw that I've seen before include "Bird's pouch for storing food" , "Crop the unacceptable sticks in" , "Crop of a bird" , "Gizzard" , "Bird's crop" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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