Cryptic crossword clue
Swimmer in east known to accept Cockney's aid 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EELPOUT

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What does EELPOUT mean?

EELPOUT noun
  1. Any fish of the family Zoarcidae.
  2. A yellow flower of uncertain type, possibly the eel-ware, Ranunculus fluitans.

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