Cryptic crossword clue
Fenland hero‘s English dessert — muscle coated with fish 8,3,4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 plus 3 plus 4 letter word HEREWARD THE WAKE

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The straight part
We know that "Fenland hero" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fenland hero = hereward the wake.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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