Cryptic crossword clue
Colonisation’s home for animals and fish 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SETTLING

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What does SETTLING mean?

SETTLING verb
  1. To conclude or resolve (something):
  2. To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
  3. To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
  4. To establish or become established in a steady position:
  5. To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)
  6. To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).
  7. To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.
  8. To make a jointure for a spouse.
  9. (of an animal) To make or become pregnant.
SETTLING noun
  1. The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
  2. The reckoning or settlement of accounts.
  3. (usually in the plural) Dregs; sediment.

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