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This colourful carp sounds bashful (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

koi

(Other definitions for koi that I've seen before include "Japanese fish" , "swimmer" , "Japanese type of carp" , "sort of fish" , "Carp; sounds like shy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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