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Leave out sailor's fish (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

skipjack

'fish' is the definition.
(skipjack is a kind of fish)

'leave out sailor's' is the wordplay.
'leave out' becomes 'skip' (skipping is a kind of leaving out).
'sailor' becomes 'jack' (I've seen this before).
'skip'+'jack'='SKIPJACK'

(Other definitions for skipjack that I've seen before include "Type of tuna" , "Food fish" , "sailing boat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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