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Broken ribs on birds (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

robins

'birds' is the definition.
(robin is a kind of bird)

'broken ribs on' is the wordplay.
'broken' is an anagram indicator.
'ribs'+'on'='ribson'
'ribson' anagrammed gives 'ROBINS'.

(Other definitions for robins that I've seen before include "Small songbirds" , "Friendly winter birds" , "Small thrushes" , "Birds with red breasts" , "Birds with reddish breasts" .)

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