Fish producing bad smell when head's cut off Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Fish producing bad smell when head's cut off last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TENCH.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TENCH Fish producing bad smell when head's cut off (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 22, 2017
7% ODOROUS Producing a smell (7) The Times Concise Sep 6, 2025
7% TOPSIDE Cut heads on fish (7) The Times Cryptic Aug 7, 2025
7% ODOUR Bad smell (5) Puzzler Backwords Jul 7, 2025
6% OBSOLESCENT River fish to smell when past its prime (11) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 9, 2025
6% LOPPED Cut off (6) Thomas Joseph Jul 25, 2025
6% ENDS Cuts off (4) Thomas Joseph Jul 17, 2025
6% FILLETS Cuts of fish (7) New York Times Jul 16, 2025
6% LEAVING Heading off (7) Thomas Joseph Jul 5, 2025
6% ODOR Bad smell (4) Commuter Jun 25, 2025

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