Newsreader briefly struggles with little fish (9)

I believe the answer is:

anchovies

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'little fish' is the definition.
'anchovies' can be an answer for 'fish' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'little' bit.

'newsreader briefly struggles' is the wordplay.
'newsreader briefly' becomes 'ancho' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'struggles' becomes 'vies' (to vie is to struggle or contend with).
'ancho'+'vies'='ANCHOVIES'

'with' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for anchovies that I've seen is " Strong-flavoured fish".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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