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Tympanist fish? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

drummer

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'tympanist' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'fish?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'fish?' could be 'drum' (drum is a kind of fish) and 'drum' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for drummer that I've seen before include "Someone who keeps 18 [RHYTHM]" , "player among the percussion" , "eg Buddy Rich" , "Musician" , "Gene Krupa, say" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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