Cryptic crossword clue
Neat fish is beginning to eat sulphur and becomes rusty 8

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

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What does OXIDISES mean?

OXIDISES verb
  1. To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide.
  2. To increase the valence (or the positive charge) of an element by removing electrons.
  3. To coat something with an oxide.
  4. To become oxidized.

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