Fishy Dickensian house? (5)
I believe the answer is:
bleak
'fishy' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bleak that I've seen before include "Dreary; cold, miserable" , "Desolate, hopoeless" , "Exposed to the elements" , "Gloomy" , "Cold, bare; a Dickensian House" .)