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Whinge from signalmen who are caught in the sea by one of those involved in a cast (6)

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I believe the answer is:

salmon

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'whinge from signalmen who are caught in the sea by one of those involved in a cast' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'whinge from signalmen who are caught in' is the wordplay.
'from' is a deletion indicator.
'are caught in' is an insertion indicator.
'signalmen' placed around 'who' is 'signalmewhon'.
'signalmewhon' with 'whinge' taken away is 'SALMON'.

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(Other definitions for salmon that I've seen before include "Food fish; pink shade" , "'No alms, oddly, for this fish (6)'" , "pink-orange in colour" , "Fish; pink colour" , "Legendary fish of knowledge" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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