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Says fish could be heading towards America (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stateside

'be heading towards america' is the definition.
(in the United States of America)

'says fish' is the wordplay.
'says' becomes 'states' ('state' can be a synonym of 'say').
'fish' becomes 'ide' (type of fish).
'states'+'ide'='STATESIDE'

'could' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stateside that I've seen before include "In the US" , "in America" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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