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Shows fish that are left (8)

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I believe the answer is:

portrays

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'shows' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fish that are left' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'fish' could be 'rays' (I've seen this before) and 'rays' is located in the answer.
'left' could be 'port' (left side of a ship - opposite of starboard) and 'port' is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for portrays that I've seen before include "Shows" , "Describes in words or makes picture of" , "paints?" , "Depicts" , "Represents" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish News.
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