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Bird, loud, a large rook (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

falcon

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

'loud a large rook' is the wordplay.
'loud' becomes 'f' (A musical term).
'large' becomes 'l'.
'rook' becomes 'con' ('con' can be a synonym of 'rook').
'f'+'a'+'l'+'con'='FALCON'

(Other definitions for falcon that I've seen before include "Long-winged hawk" , "Clan of (anag) - raptor" , "Hunting bird like peregrine or merlin" , "Hunter winged" , "Fast bird of prey" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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