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Nine fish can swim freely with this? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

nonet

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This could be a double definition.

'nine' is the first definition.
(group of nine musicians)

'fish can swim freely with this?' is the second definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

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(Other definitions for nonet that I've seen before include "Group of singers" , "small band" , "Musical composition -- tonne (anag)" , "Tonne (anag.); music for a group" , "Piece of music for nine" .)

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