Plot with cold fish goes bad in retrospect (8)
I believe the answer is:
storyarc
'plot' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'cold fish goes bad in retrospect' is the wordplay.
'cold' becomes 'c' (eg on taps).
'fish' becomes 'ray' (ray is a kind of fish).
'goes bad' becomes 'rots' (I've seen this in another clue).
'in retrospect' says the letters should be written backwards.
'c'+'ray'+'rots'='crayrots'
'crayrots' written backwards gives 'STORYARC'.
'with' is the link.
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