Press me in hot wax to make a royal letter complete, or shut a plastic bag so no air leaks in the heat. Yet beneath the summer waves I swim with fins, barking like a pup when mealtime begins. What am I?
Seal
Plays on the homographs of a wax seal/airtight seal and the marine mammal (seal) known for barking sounds.
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