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Fed no bird nuts -- it's banned (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

forbidden

'banned' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fed no bird nuts' is the wordplay.
'nuts' indicates anagramming the letters (nuts can mean crazy).
'fed'+'no'+'bird'='fednobird'
'fednobird' anagrammed gives 'FORBIDDEN'.

'it's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for forbidden that I've seen before include "Not allowed, banned" , "Illicit pleasure" , "Proscribed" , "Verboten, prohibited" , "Prohibited, taboo" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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