Fish Preparers Task Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "BONING" which means:

verb
• • To prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from.
• • To fertilize with bone.
• • To put whalebone into.
• • To make level, using a particular procedure; to survey a level line.
• • (usually of a man) to have sexual intercourse with.
• • (in aboriginal culture) to perform "bone pointing", a ritual that is intended to bring illness or even death to the victim.
• • (usually with "up") to study.
• • To polish boots to a shiny finish.
• • To apprehend, steal.
• • To sight along an object or set of objects to check whether they are level or in line.
noun
• • The removal of bones from a carcass; filleting.
• • The arrangement of bones in a corset.
• • An act of sexual intercourse.
• • Bone structure.
• • The fertilization of a field with bone meal.
• • The process or result of leveling using a boning rod.
• • Placement of a curse by pointing with a bone, practiced by australian aborigines; an act of pointing the bone.

An example sentence would be:

• • "He spent the whole day boning the fish for tonight's special."
• • "She was boning up on her math skills before the big test."

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