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Enclosure for bird's bed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cockpit

'enclosure' is the definition.
(cockpit is a kind of enclosure)

'bird's bed' is the wordplay.
'bird' becomes 'cock' (I've seen this before).
'bed' becomes 'pit' (I've seen this in other clues).
'cock'+'pit'='COCKPIT'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for cockpit that I've seen before include "battlefield" , "Driver's compartment in a racing car" , "Pilot's compartment - scene of fighting" , "found in plane" , "Flightdeck" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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