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Bird seen by wharf in London (6)

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canary

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

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(Other definitions for canary that I've seen before include "Bird from an island group" , "Finch prized for its song" , "This flies" , "Yellow bird, formerly taken down mines" , "a sort of finch" .)

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