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Small fish makes horrid pong (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stench

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'horrid pong' is the definition.
'stench' can be an answer for 'pong' (I've seen this before). I am not certain of the 'horrid' bit.

'small fish' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'fish' becomes 'tench' (tench is a kind of fish).
's'+'tench'='STENCH'

'makes' is the link.

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(Other definitions for stench that I've seen before include "Nasty smell" , "Horrid smell" , "Dreadful pong" , "smell, to put it mildly" , "Terrible smell" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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