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The young of herrings, sprats, etc, cooked and eaten whole as a delicacy (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

whitebait

(Other definitions for whitebait that I've seen before include "Small silvery fish, the fry of herring" , "Small fry as food" , "Small edible fish" , "Fish eaten in quantity" , "Small fried fish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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