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A small bird showing behind (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

astern

'behind' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a small bird' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'bird' becomes 'tern' (tern is a kind of bird**).
'a'+'s'+'tern'='ASTERN'

'showing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for astern that I've seen before include "following behind vessel" , "Behind the back of a ship" , "The wake is" , "Abaft" , "Ran set (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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