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Chicken caught bird (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

craven

'chicken' is the definition.
(both can mean cowardly)

'caught bird' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'bird' becomes 'raven' (raven is a kind of bird).
'c'+'raven'='CRAVEN'

(Other definitions for craven that I've seen before include "Chicken" , "Cowardly - Yorkshire area" , "Cowardly, abjectly afraid" , "Yellow" , "Chicken-hearted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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