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South of Ireland is the area for a quick catch (7)

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I believe the answer is:

fastnet

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'south of ireland is the area' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'a quick catch' is the wordplay.
'a quick' becomes 'fast' (I've seen this before).
'catch' becomes 'net' (netting is a kind of catching).
'fast'+'net'='FASTNET'

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(Other definitions for fastnet that I've seen before include "Rock off Co. Cork" , "A sea area; a yacht race" , "shipping forecast area" , "area next to Lundy" .)

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