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Bird watching, foolishly ignoring wing (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chat

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

'watching foolishly ignoring wing' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'watching' could be 'at' (e.g. watching a tennis match means you are at it) and 'at' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ch' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for chat that I've seen before include "Natter" , "Communication" , "Informal conversations" , "Chinwag" , "Chew the fat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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