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Was his aversion to fat doubly fishy? (4,5)

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jack sprat

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(Other definitions for jack sprat that I've seen before include "One leaving fat" , "he stuck to a fat-free diet" , "He ate no fat" , "He ate only lean" , "Nursery-rhyme character" .)

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