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Telling cooks to produce fishing gear (4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gill net

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'fishing gear' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'telling cooks' is the wordplay.
'cooks' indicates anagramming the letters.
'telling' is an anagram of 'GILL-NET'.

'to produce' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for gill net that I've seen is " Where some swimmers may get caught".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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