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I believe the answer is:

roe

(Other definitions for roe that I've seen before include "Mass of fish's eggs" , "Fish eggs; small deer" , "shy animal" , "Part of fish, sounds like go through water" , "eg Caviare" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.
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