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Attack any heartless bird with a feed of fish? (6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bombay duck

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'feed of fish?' is the definition.
'bombay duck' can be an answer for 'fish?' (I've seen this before). I am not certain of the 'feed of' bit.

'attack any heartless bird' is the wordplay.
'attack' becomes 'bomb' (bombing is a kind of attacking).
'heartless' means to remove the middle letters.
'bird' becomes 'duck' (duck is a kind of bird).
'any' with its centre removed is 'ay'.
'bomb'+'ay'+'duck'='BOMBAY DUCK'

'with a' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for bombay duck that I've seen before include "Dried fish dish" , "Poor batting performance at Mumbai" , "Fish (as curry savoury)" , "Small Indian fish" , "Dried curried fish" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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