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Someone swimming around lake east of Luxembourg could be a swimmer (5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

lemon sole

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'a swimmer' is the definition.
(lemon sole is a kind of fish)

'someone swimming around lake east of' is the wordplay.
'someone swimming' becomes 'lemons' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'around' is an anagram indicator.
'lake' becomes 'l'.
'east' becomes 'e' ('E' can be a synonym of 'east').
'of' becomes 'o'.
'l'+'e'+'o'='leo'
'leo' is an anagram of 'ole'.
'lemons'+'ole'='LEMON SOLE'

'luxembourg could be' is the link.
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(Other definitions for lemon sole that I've seen before include "Another tasty flatfish like lone citrus fruit" , "Flatfish, valued as food" , "swimmer" , "fish to eat" , "Lose melon, find kind of plaice" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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