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Pickle a fish (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

achar

'pickle' is the definition.
(I have seen 'spicy pickle' mean 'achar' so perhaps 'pickle' could also mean 'achar')

'a fish' is the wordplay.
'fish' becomes 'char' (char is a kind of fish).
'a'+'char'='ACHAR'

(Another definition for achar that I've seen is " spicy pickle".)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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