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Loudmouthed woman from Fife admitting strange wish (8)

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I believe the answer is:

fishwife

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'loudmouthed woman from' is the definition.
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'fife admitting strange wish' is the wordplay.
'admitting' indicates putting letters inside (admit can mean to welcome in or accept).
'strange' indicates anagramming the letters.
'wish' is an anagram of 'shwi'.
'fife' going around 'shwi' is 'FISHWIFE'.

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(Other definitions for fishwife that I've seen before include "charwoman?" , "Shrewish woman of piscine origin" , "witch" , "Sole trader" , "A coarse scolding woman of piscine origin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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