The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word STURGEON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result STURGEON
- Got nurse cooking large fish
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- Nurse got boiled fish
- Doctor eats head of terribly large fish
- Nurse got ruffled? Something fishy here
- So urgent to cook fish
- Fish: medic eats tons
- Swimmer navy doctor saves close to port
- Caviar supplier, one who operates across heart of Vietnam
- Mallet finally breaking bones in fish
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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 = sturgeon.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.
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What does STURGEON mean?
STURGEON noun- Any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia.