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Bob __, Paul Whitehouse's fishing companion (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mortimer

(Other definitions for mortimer that I've seen before include "Lawyer who wrote plays" , "- Wheeler, English archaeologist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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