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Bird hide is to be concealed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

siskin

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

'hide is to be concealed' is the wordplay.
'hide' becomes 'skin' ('skin' can be a synonym of 'hide').
'to be concealed' is an insertion indicator.
'skin' placed around 'is' is 'SISKIN'.

(Other definitions for siskin that I've seen before include "Type of bird" , "Yellow-and-black finch" , "Greenish songbird of finch family" , "Greenish songbird related to Goldfinch" , "Small songbird related to the goldfinch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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