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Controversial Fish Catcher Crossword Clue

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noun

• a flat fishnet suspended vertically in the water to entangle fish by their gills

37%7Controversial fish catcher
noun

• A vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills.

verb

• To fish using a gillnet.

28%8 Ball catcher behind a catcher
noun

• (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher

• (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field

• a precaution in case of an emergency

verb

• act as a backstop

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