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Something fishy in the air? (8,3)

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I believe the answer is:

mackerel sky

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'something fishy' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'in the air?' is the wordplay.
'in the' becomes 'mackerel' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'air?' becomes 'sky'.
'mackerel'+'sky'='MACKEREL SKY'

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(Other definitions for mackerel sky that I've seen before include "Pattern of small white clouds in streaks" , "Rows of small white fleecy clouds" , "high-level pattern" .)

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