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Throw nearly all back that's caught in the sea (7)

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I believe the answer is:

lobster

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'caught in the sea' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'throw nearly all back' is the wordplay.
'throw' becomes 'lob' (lobbing is a kind of throwing**).
'nearly all' means to remove the last letter.
'back' becomes 'stern' (I've seen this before).
'stern' with its final letter taken away is 'ster'.
'lob'+'ster'='LOBSTER'

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(Other definitions for lobster that I've seen before include "food?" , "One showing claws" , "Bolster up the sea-creature" , "Slow bowler may be" , "Pincered crustacean, a delicacy" .)

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