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Trout cooked by instructor (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tutor

'instructor' is the definition.
(I know that tutor is a type of instructor)

'trout cooked' is the wordplay.
'cooked' indicates anagramming the letters (letters cooked into a new form).
'trout' with letters rearranged gives 'TUTOR'.

'by' is the link.

(Other definitions for tutor that I've seen before include "trainer" , "college teacher" , "Private or university teacher" , "Trout (anag)" , "Personal coach" .)

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