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Small smoked fish for captain (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

skipper

'captain' is the definition.
('skipper' can be a synonym of 'captain')

'small smoked fish' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'smoked fish' becomes 'kipper' (I've seen this before).
's'+'kipper'='SKIPPER'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for skipper that I've seen before include "Senior pilot" , "one that's put over the side" , "team leader" , "Captain - small butterfly - fish" , "sea-captain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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