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Fish with a pole? It has added point (9)

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I believe the answer is:

pikestaff

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'it has added point' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'fish with a pole?' is the wordplay.
'fish' becomes 'pike' (pike is a kind of fish).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'a pole?' becomes 'staff' ().
'pike'+'staff'='PIKESTAFF'

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(Other definitions for pikestaff that I've seen before include "Shaft, proverbially plain" , "it's plain, one says" , "comparatively plain" , "Mediaeval lance" , "Walking stick" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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