The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MARLIN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result MARLIN
- Fish right and left in the open sea
- Damage line, dropping latest oceanic fish
- Fish without a memory, hauled up
- Fish not a sausage male’s thrown back
- Both sides in principal
- Spoil lake popular for fish
- Spoil lake, home for fish
- Fish both ways in sea
- Fish left in sea, somewhat lacking?
- Most important to net river and lake 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 = marlin.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 MARLIN mean?
MARLIN noun- Any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira. Every such species has a pointed, spear-like projection of the upper jaw.