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Bird's periodical food (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

magpie

'bird's' is the definition.
(magpie is a kind of bird)

'periodical food' is the wordplay.
'periodical' becomes 'mag' (abbreviation for magazine).
'food' becomes 'pie' (pie is a kind of food).
'mag'+'pie'='MAGPIE'

(Other definitions for magpie that I've seen before include "Part of target" , "One on target" , "said to bring sorrow" , "Black-and-white crow" , "A black-and-white thieving bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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