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Roll with innards of perch - a long, snaky fish? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reel

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'roll' is the definition.
(eg a reel or roll of film)

'innards of perch a long snaky fish?' is the wordplay.
'innards of' says to take the centre.
'a long snaky fish?' becomes 'eel' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
The central letter of 'perch' is 'r'.
'r'+'eel'='REEL'

'with' is the link.

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(Other definitions for reel that I've seen before include "Lively dance; bobbin" , "Dance - sway - cotton holder" , "Cylinder on which something is wound" , "A merry dance or an angler's winder" , "Show astonishment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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