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Bird getting on with the cheese (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stilton

'the cheese' is the definition.
(Stilton is an example)

'bird getting on' is the wordplay.
'bird' becomes 'stilt' (stilt is a kind of bird**).
'getting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'stilt'+'on'='STILTON'

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for stilton that I've seen before include "Dairy product" , "Rich, blue-veined cheese" , "Blue 4 across" , "Strong Eng. cheese" , "English blue cheese" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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