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Chicken in the nest (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hen

'chicken' is the definition.
(hen is a kind of chicken)

'in the nest' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'HEN' can be found hidden inside 'the nest'.

(Other definitions for hen that I've seen before include "Laying bird" , "Female bird" , "Adult female chicken" , "Not cock" , "Female lobster, fowl" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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