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East of Berlin moneybags can’t fly (7)

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ostrich

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(Other definitions for ostrich that I've seen before include "Runner" , "Largest extant bird" , "non-flyer?" , "Person refusing to face reality" , "The head-in-the-sand bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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