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Ape that flies (6)

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parrot

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'ape' is the definition.
(both can mean to imitate)

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(Other definitions for parrot that I've seen before include "Repeat unintelligently" , "18's [BIRD]" , "Tropical bird noted for mimicking speech" , "Ape" , "One repeating" .)

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