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Did this bird never say no? (4)

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dodo

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'did this bird never' is the definition.
'dodo' can be an answer for 'bird' (dodo is a kind of bird). I am unsure of the remainder of the definition.

'say no?' is the wordplay.
'say' becomes 'dod' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'dod'+'o'='DODO'

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(Other definitions for dodo that I've seen before include "One deeply reactionary" , "Repetitive extinct animal" , "E [EXTINCT] bird" , "Bird (whose style of very out of fashion)" , "Square" .)

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