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Racehorse spy allowed to catch river fish (8)

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I believe the answer is:

troutlet

'fish' is the definition.
(young trout)

'racehorse spy allowed to catch river' is the wordplay.
'racehorse spy' becomes 'tout' (someone who spies on racehorses for betting info).
'allowed to' becomes 'let' (to let something happen is to allow it).
'catch' is an insertion indicator.
'river' becomes 'r' (abbreviation for river).
'tout'+'let'='toutlet'
'toutlet' going around 'r' is 'TROUTLET'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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