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Entangled with a bird, say (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

afoul

'entangled' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'a bird say' is the wordplay.
'bird' becomes 'fowl' (synonyms).
'say' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'fowl' is a homophone of 'foul'.
'a'+'foul'='AFOUL'

'with' is the link.

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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