What does the cryptic crossword clue "Sea creature picked up young victim (7)" mean?

The definition is "victim". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). Sounds like (‘picked up’) LAMB (‘young’) plus PREY (‘victim’). The answer is LAMPREY.

Sea creature picked up young victim (7)

Guardian Cryptic #29640 | 18 Down | 2025-03-12 flower

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