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Smart boy getting fish (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stingray

'fish' is the definition.
(stingray is a kind of fish)

'smart boy' is the wordplay.
'smart' becomes 'sting' (stinging is a kind of smarting).
'boy' becomes 'ray' (**).
'sting'+'ray'='STINGRAY'

'getting' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stingray that I've seen before include "Large fish with tail spine" , "menace in the water" , "Fish with venomous tail" , "TV show" , "swimmer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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