Stuffing cod, say, work with a bit of pasta like macaroni (7)

Times Cryptic #28857 | 18 Across | 2024-03-06
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FISH (e.g. cod) has OP and P[asta] inserted. “Macaroni” was a 17th C term for foppishly dressed men. Allegedly the penguin species was so-called by sailors because of its yellow head crest like the foppish fashion of the era.

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