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Pull fish over towards the sheltered side (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leeward

'towards the sheltered side' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'pull fish over' is the wordplay.
'pull' becomes 'draw' (synonyms).
'fish' becomes 'eel' (eel is a type of fish).
'over' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'draw'+'eel'='draweel'
'draweel' written backwards gives 'LEEWARD'.

(Other definitions for leeward that I've seen before include "The way the wind blows" , "Quarter towards which the wind blows" , "Drew ale (anag.)" , "Of ship, on side turned away from wind" , "Heading for shelter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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