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Touch female fish (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

feel

'touch' is the definition.
(feeling is a kind of touching)

'female fish' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'fish' becomes 'eel' (eel is a kind of fish**).
'f'+'eel'='FEEL'

(Other definitions for feel that I've seen before include "Leg (of mutton/lamb)" , "Fondle" , "impression" , "Find by groping" , "Perceive by touch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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