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Assistant has a fish (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aide

'assistant' is the definition.
(aide is a kind of assistant)

'a fish' is the wordplay.
'fish' becomes 'ide' (type of fish).
'a'+'ide'='AIDE'

'has' is the link.

(Other definitions for aide that I've seen before include "Political assistant" , "Officer's assistant" , "Somebody helping" , "Idea (anag)" , "Personal assistant in the military" .)

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