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Almost tailless diving water bird (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grebe

(Other definitions for grebe that I've seen before include "Small bird that builds floating nests" , "Diving waterbird" , "Flier" , "Freshwater diving bird" , "I'll dive in" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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