The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DACE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result DACE
- Fish deft anglers catch easily to begin with
- Fish American lawyer caught — and ate, ultimately
- Diner’s first to get fabulous fish
- Heads of department always claim exemption
- Part of coarse catch?
- Stand? By the sound of it one may be at the end of the line
- Fish expert suppressed by Germany
- Dinner’s starter, wonderful fish
- Chubby swimmer given 500-1?
- Fish is excellent after a sip of drink
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What does DACE mean?
DACE noun- The shoal-forming fish Leuciscus leuciscus common in fast-flowing rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.
- Any of various related small fish of the family Cyprinidae that live in freshwater and are native to North America.