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Bird has fight after fight (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sparrow

'bird' is the definition.
(sparrow is a kind of bird)

'fight after fight' is the wordplay.
'fight' becomes 'spar' (sparring is a kind of fighting).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'fight' becomes 'row' (I've seen this in another clue).
'spar'+'row'='SPARROW'

'has' is the link.

(Other definitions for sparrow that I've seen before include "House bird" , "Small brown bird" , "Winger" , "Common small bird" , "a British resident" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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