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Brasswind fish? (9)

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trumpeter

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'fish?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for trumpeter that I've seen before include "Brass player" , "Perhaps Nellie" , "Jumbo?" , "Elephant perhaps" , "It's the valve operator" .)

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