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A bird engaged in making her nest (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

erne

'a bird' is the definition.
(erne is a type of bird)

'engaged in making her nest' is the wordplay.
'engaged in' indicates a hidden word.
'ERNE' is hidden within 'making her nest'.

(Other definitions for erne that I've seen before include "Eagle, river and lough" , "Fish-eating sea eagle" , "Sea eagle and Northern loch" , "A high-flier" , "European sea eagle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.
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