Cryptic crossword clue
Fishes will make attacks swallowing creature as food 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word LAMPREYS

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What does LAMPREYS mean?

LAMPREYS noun
  1. Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.

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