The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MAKO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
M
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K
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More clues leading to the result MAKO
- Force to cut down old NZ tree
- Held up by hook, a monster shark
- Shark almost crazy by the end of the fight
- Knife initially piercing Chinese red shark
- Sharkâs tail gripped by red shark
- Big fish all right in the morning after getting up
- Always at the front, mogul, as kind of big fish
- Secretly grandma konks shark
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The straight part
We know that "kind of big fish" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case kind of big fish = mako.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does MAKO mean?
MAKO noun- Mako shark