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Shilling — another twenty needed for calamari? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

squid

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'for calamari?' is the definition.
('squid' can be a synonym of 'calamari')

'shilling another twenty' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'shilling' could be 's' (abbreviation e.g. Lsd - pounds, shillings, pence) and 's' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'quid' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'needed' is the link.

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(Other definitions for squid that I've seen before include "Catch" , "Calamari" , "Cephalopod mollusc" , "Marine cephalopod" , "Large cephalopod" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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