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Verbal instruction to infuse red wine for fish (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mullet

'fish' is the definition.
(mullet is a kind of fish)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for mullet that I've seen before include "Starfish" , "Fish - bad haircut" , "Barnet?" , "Fish, male hairstyle" , "Fish; man's hair style" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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