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Seaman, on his tod, finds shellfish (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abalone

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

'seaman on his tod' is the wordplay.
'seaman' becomes 'ab'.
'on his tod' becomes 'alone' (to be on one's tod is to be alone).
'ab'+'alone'='ABALONE'

'finds' is the link.

(Other definitions for abalone that I've seen before include "sea mollusc" , "Edible marine mollusc -- Oban ale (anag)" , "Mollusc, the sea-ear" , "something to eat from the sea" , "Shell used for decoration" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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