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Sailor, solitary, will find shellfish (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abalone

'shellfish' is the definition.
(abalone is a kind of shellfish)

'sailor solitary' is the wordplay.
'sailor' becomes 'ab' (abbreviation for able seaman).
'solitary' becomes 'alone' (synonyms).
'ab'+'alone'='ABALONE'

'will find' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for abalone that I've seen before include "One lives in a shell" , "marine creature" , "Mollusc with an oval shell lined with bluish mother-of-pearl" , "paua" , "Sea food must be found" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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