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Almost 50% treasure birds (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ostriches

'birds' is the definition.
(ostrich is a kind of bird)

'almost 50 treasure' is the wordplay.
'50' suggests halving the letters.
'treasure' becomes 'riches'.
'almost' halved is 'ost'.
'ost'+'riches'='OSTRICHES'

(Other definitions for ostriches that I've seen before include "Fast-running flightless birds" , "People not facing the reality" , "Largest living birds" .)

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