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Fish were biting out of Lennox Head (3)

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cod

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'fish' is the definition.
(type of fish)

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(Other definitions for cod that I've seen before include "to be paid for when it arrives" , "A foolish sort of a fish" , "Cash on delivery (abbr.)" , "Edible fish" , "Hoax (sl.); fish" .)

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