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Lucky breaks in a harpoon's barbs (6)

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I believe the answer is:

flukes

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This could be a double definition.

'lucky breaks' is the first definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a harpoon's barbs' is the second definition.
'flukes' can be an answer for 'barbs' (fluke is a kind of barb). I am not sure about the 'a harpoon's' bit.

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(Other definitions for flukes that I've seen before include "most anchors have more than one" , "Lucky accidents, or lobes of a whale's tail" , "Happy accidents" , "Unlikely pieces of luck" .)

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