The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DOGFISH
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More clues leading to the result DOGFISH
- Shark vessel circles swirling fog
- Shark that’s spotted female is hot on trail
- After egg, girlfriend tucked into platter that’s a kind of seafood
- Trouble with fog in vessel seeking shark
- Would bait for it be water biscuit?
- Shark needs to follow trawl
- Good, if backed in money, for a shark
- What an idiot to wrap fresh figs in seafood!
- Shark’s good, if rising in capital?
- After egg, girlfriend tucked into platter that's a kind of seafood
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The straight part
We know that "Would bait for it be water biscuit?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case would bait for it be water biscuit? = dogfish.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 DOGFISH mean?
DOGFISH noun- Any of various small sharks
- The bowfin, Amia calva.