The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 4 letter word ICE FISH
I've seen this crossword clue in Independent
I
C
E
F
I
S
H
More clues leading to the result ICE FISH
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "piece of seafood" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case piece of seafood = ice fish.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.