New state rangers disturbed songbirds (7,8)
I believe the answer is:
western tanagers
'songbirds' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both animals as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'new state rangers disturbed' is the wordplay.
'disturbed' is an anagram indicator (the order of letters is disturbed).
'new'+'state'+'rangers'='newstaterangers'
'newstaterangers' with letters rearranged gives 'WESTERN TANAGERS'.
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