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Plant found by fish next to part of canal network (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charlock

'plant' is the definition.
(charlock is a kind of plant)

'fish next to part of canal network' is the wordplay.
'fish' becomes 'char ' (char is a kind of fish).
'next to' says to put letters next to each other.
'part of canal network' becomes 'lock'.
'char'+'lock'='CHARLOCK'

'found by' is the link.

(Other definitions for charlock that I've seen before include "Plant growing wild" , "Wild Mustard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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