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Some of the clients call openly for shellfish (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scallop

'for shellfish' is the definition.
(scallop is a kind of shellfish)

'some of the clients call openly' is the wordplay.
'some of' indicates a hidden word.
'SCALLOP' is hidden in the letters of 'clients call openly'.

(Other definitions for scallop that I've seen before include "Bivalve mollusc with fan-shaped shell" , "Shell - sign of a pilgrim" , "Shapely dish" , "Marine mollusc" , "Shellfish that's also plc" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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