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Bird seed needs it (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pipit

'bird' is the definition.
(I know that Pipit is a type of oscine)

'seed needs it' is the wordplay.
'seed' becomes 'pip' (as in a fruit pip).
'needs' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'pip'+'it'='PIPIT'

(Other definitions for pipit that I've seen before include "Bird related to wagtail" , "Songbird with streaky brown plumage" , "Ground-dwelling songbird" , "Lark-like songbird" , "Singer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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