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Unexpectedly greet a bird (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

egret

'a bird' is the definition.
(egret is a kind of bird)

'unexpectedly greet' is the wordplay.
'unexpectedly' is an anagram indicator.
'greet' anagrammed gives 'EGRET'.

(Other definitions for egret that I've seen before include "White-feathered wading bird" , "Seabird" , "white fish eater" , "flier" , "young bird" .)

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