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Lift From A Rubbish Receptacle Something Fishy Here Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SKIPJACK which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: SKIPJACK

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199%8Exact Match!
236%3Receptacle for rubbish
336%6A receptacle for rubbish

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We think the answer is "SKIPJACK" which means:

    noun
  • • Oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in pacific but less in atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito
  • • Medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm atlantic and pacific waters; less valued than tuna
  • • Able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The skipjack is a small, agile fish found in tropical and subtropical waters."
  • • "We caught a large skipjack while deep-sea fishing."

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The Guardian Cryptic25 Mar 2008 Across 27
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