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Bird having fight after fight, aggressive type (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sparrowhawk

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

'fight after fight aggressive type' 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).
'aggressive type' becomes 'hawk' (I've seen this in another clue).
'spar'+'row'+'hawk'='SPARROWHAWK'

'having' is the link.

(Other definitions for sparrowhawk that I've seen before include "It predates" , "Bird of prey" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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