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Old comedian's second fish factory Gina organised (5,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spike milligan

'old comedian's' is the definition.

'second fish factory gina organised' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'fish' becomes 'pike' (pike is a kind of fish**).
'factory' becomes 'mill' ('mill' can be a synonym of 'factory').
'organised' indicates an anagram.
'gina' with letters rearranged gives 'igan'.
's'+'pike'+'mill'+'igan'='SPIKE MILLIGAN'

(Other definitions for spike milligan that I've seen before include "zany personality" , "Author of Silly Verse for Kids" , "Comedian and author" , "Comedian - alien milks pig (anag)" , "Goon who wrote "Silly Verse For Kids"" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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