Crossword Genius

Bird like this turned up by quarry (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

osprey

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

'like this turned up by quarry' is the wordplay.
'like this' becomes 'so'.
'turned up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'quarry' becomes 'prey' ('prey' can be a synonym of 'quarry').
'so' written backwards gives 'os'.
'os'+'prey'='OSPREY'

(Other definitions for osprey that I've seen before include "Spy roe (anag)" , "Fish-eating 15 ac" , "Fish-eating raptor" , "The fishing eagle" , "I grab fish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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