The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PIRANHA
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More clues leading to the result PIRANHA
- Dangerous fish? Greek character fled, with cry of surprise
- Dad bags country house's top fish
- Fish from Asian country served in public house area
- Predator managed to gatecrash a joint from the basement?
- Secretary circling country hospital
- Fierce aquatic creature? Old man, to catch one, worked hard
- Swimmer private investigator managed to hoax regularly
- Hazard associated with bank transfers overseas
- Middle Eastern country’s brought in a lot of excellent fish
- Risk to Bond’s hair: pan out.
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The straight part
We know that "Killer Fish" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case killer fish = piranha.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 PIRANHA mean?
PIRANHA noun- Any of the carnivorous freshwater fish living in South American rivers and belonging to the subfamily Serrasalminae.