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A little bird doing no good (2,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

at it

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'doing no good' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'a little bird' is the wordplay.
'little bird' becomes 'tit' (I've seen this in another clue).
'a'+'tit'='AT IT'

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(Other definitions for at it that I've seen before include "engaged in dubious activity?" , "Up to no good" , "engaged in crime?" , "Busy" , "Active" .)

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