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Bird gripping bunny's tail, a scavenger (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hyena

'scavenger' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'bird gripping bunny's tail a' is the wordplay.
'bird' becomes 'hen' (hen is a kind of bird**).
'gripping' indicates putting letters inside.
'tail' says to take the final letters.
The last letter of 'bunny' is 'y'.
'hen' placed around 'y' is 'hyen'.
'hyen'+'a'='HYENA'

(Other definitions for hyena that I've seen before include "Spotted scavenger" , "Carrion-eating mammal" , "Dog-like animal with howl like laughter" , "Dog-like carrion eater" , "Wild animal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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