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Wilder bird of prey losing power it produces (9)

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I believe the answer is:

generator

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'it produces' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'wilder bird of prey losing power' is the wordplay.
'wilder' becomes 'gene' (gene wilder).
'bird of prey' becomes 'raptor' (a raptor is a bird of prey).
'losing' is a deletion indicator.
'power' becomes 'p' (symbol in physics).
'raptor' with 'p' taken out is 'rator'.
'gene'+'rator'='GENERATOR'

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(Other definitions for generator that I've seen before include "Existing in name only" , "meant to be electrifying?" , "It gives power" , "Eg, dynamo" , "Electricity producer" .)

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