Birds with long tails! (5)

I believe the answer is:

kites

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'birds with long tails' is the definition.
'kites' can be an answer for 'birds' (I've seen this before). I'm not sure about the 'with long tails' bit.

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(Other definitions for kites that I've seen before include "More than one toy" , "Aerial toys; birds" , "aircraft" , "Small hawks" , "They're flown in the wind at the end of a string" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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