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Dim seabird flying around wedding participant (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bridesmaid

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'wedding participant' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'dim seabird flying' is the wordplay.
'flying' indicates an anagram (letters fly around into new positions).
'dim'+'seabird'='dimseabird'
'dimseabird' anagrammed gives 'BRIDESMAID'.

'around' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for bridesmaid that I've seen before include "one's holding up train perhaps" , "match participant" , "Attendant at wedding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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