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Somehow rinsed a fish (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sardine

'fish' is the definition.
(sardine is a type of fish)

'somehow rinsed a' is the wordplay.
'somehow' is an anagram indicator.
'rinsed'+'a'='rinseda'
'rinseda' with letters rearranged gives 'SARDINE'.

(Other definitions for sardine that I've seen before include "Swimmer" , "(Cramped?) fish" , "Young pilchard" , "FRENCH FISH" , "A diner's small fish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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