Poor Ted got a tin fish! (7)

I believe the answer is:

torpedo

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'fish' is the definition.
(torpedo is a kind of fish)

'poor ted got a tin' is the wordplay.
'poor ted' can be anagrammed to 'TORPEDO'.
Though, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for torpedo that I've seen before include "[SOMETHING FISHY]" , "Explosive underwater projectile" , "To wreck" , "ruin" , "electric ray" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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