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Not real fish (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cod

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This clue might be a double definition.

'not real' is the first definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'fish' is the second definition.
(cod is a kind of fish)

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for cod that I've seen before include "catch!" , "One caught in the deep maybe" , "Not a real" , "faked" , "A joke of a fish?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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