Cryptic crossword clue
Fish of poor quality poet brought aboard ship 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word STINGRAYS

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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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 = stingrays.
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 STINGRAYS mean?

STINGRAYS noun
  1. Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.
  2. A device that simulates a cell tower, used to intercept cell phone communications.

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