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Bird torero's cooked (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rooster

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

'torero's cooked' is the wordplay.
'cooked' indicates an anagram.
'toreros' anagrammed gives 'ROOSTER'.

(Other definitions for rooster that I've seen before include "Farmyard fowl" , "Adult male chicken" , "So retro (anag.)" , "Bird that wakes up" , "Morning caller" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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