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Butcherbird makes us scream, turning tail (6)

Ross

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shrike

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'butcherbird' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for shrike that I've seen before include "Butcherbird" , "Predatory songbird" , "Butcher bird" , "Songbird with a heavy hooked bill" , "Shriek like kind of bird" .)

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