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One dropping off fish? (6)

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kipper

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'fish?' is the definition.
(type of fish)

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(Other definitions for kipper that I've seen before include "(Fishy) type of tie" , "Cured or smoked herring" , "Preserved herring" , "Cured fish (one having forty winks?)" , "being in bed?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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