Sprat Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled • commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific
	28%	9		Also known as sprat
	noun • small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines • small herring processed like a sardine
	24%	9		Typically sourced from herring or sprat
	noun • minnows or other small fresh- or saltwater fish (especially herring); usually cooked whole • the edible young of especially herrings and sprats and smelts

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