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Dressin' the bird (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

robin

This clue is a double definition.

'dressin'' is the first definition.
('robing' said like 'dressing' was; robing is a kind of dressing)

'bird' is the second definition.
(robin is a kind of bird)

'the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for robin that I've seen before include "Seasonal bird" , "Christmas songbird" , "good fellow in the D [DREAM]" , "See 7" , "Famous outlaw" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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