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Mountain retreat needs freezer for fish (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plaice

'for fish' is the definition.
(plaice is a kind of fish)

'mountain retreat needs freezer' is the wordplay.
'mountain' becomes 'alp' (the Alps are a mountain range).
'retreat' says the letters should be written backwards.
'needs' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'freezer' becomes 'ice' (something which 'freezes').
'alp' written backwards gives 'pla'.
'pla'+'ice'='PLAICE'

(Other definitions for plaice that I've seen before include "The fish sounds as if it hits the spot" , "Large flat fish" , "A fish; sounds like put" , "Large flatfish" , "Flatfish, valued as food" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.
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