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A gull took a bride’s dress! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

seabird

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'a gull' is the definition.

'a bride's dress' is the wordplay.
'dress' indicates anagramming the letters (prepare).
'a'+'brides'='abrides'
'abrides' with letters rearranged gives 'SEABIRD'.

'took' is the link.
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(Other definitions for seabird that I've seen before include "Gannet possibly" , "Gull perhaps" , "A gull, for instance" , "Marine creature" , "Gull, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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