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Bird like this coming back to quarry (6)

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I believe the answer is:

osprey

'bird' is the definition.
(I know that osprey is a type of hawk)

'like this coming back to quarry' is the wordplay.
'like this' becomes 'so' ('like so').
'coming back' is a reversal indicator.
'to quarry' becomes 'prey' (synonyms).
'so' in reverse letter order is 'os'.
'os'+'prey'='OSPREY'

(Other definitions for osprey that I've seen before include "Lakeland bird" , "The fishing eagle" , "Large bird preying on fish in inland waters" , "Bird of fine feather" , "A feather trimming (6)" .)

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