Cryptic crossword clue
Fifty rods cast about — this fish must be caught! 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DORY

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The straight part
We know that "fish" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fish = dory.
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What does DORY mean?

DORY noun
  1. A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.
DORY noun
  1. Any of several different families of large-eyed, silvery, deep-bodied, laterally compressed, and roughly discoid marine fish.
DORY adjective
  1. Of a bright yellow or golden color.
DORY noun
  1. A wooden pike or spear about three metres (ten feet) in length with a flat, leaf-shaped iron spearhead and a bronze butt-spike (called a sauroter), which was the main weapon of hoplites in Ancient Greece. It was usually not thrown but rather thrust at opponents with one hand.

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