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Preparation
for
8
Acrosses,
solo
and
fish
(8)
Preparation for 8 Acrosses, solo and fish (8)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
So Preparation for 8 Acrosses is your definition, and here "8 Across" is a pointer to another clue in the grid, which turns out to be CARD GAME — so we're after the shuffling technique used to get cards ready. For the wordplay, take RIFF, a musical solo, and stick LING, a fish, on the end to build the answer.