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Bird making socialist vote (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

redpoll

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

'socialist vote' is the wordplay.
'socialist' becomes 'red' (red can informally mean a socialist).
'vote' becomes 'poll' (polling is a kind of voting).
'red'+'poll'='REDPOLL'

'making' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for redpoll that I've seen before include "Flyer" , "Bird" , "cow" , "finch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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