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Flier taking the right road north (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raven

'flier' is the definition.
(raven is a kind of birdanimal)

'the right road north' is the wordplay.
'the right' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'road' becomes 'ave' (abbreviation for avenue).
'north' becomes 'N' (abbreviation).
'r'+'ave'+'n'='RAVEN'

'taking' is the link.

(Other definitions for raven that I've seen before include "pig" , "Large bird of the crow family" , "Flier" , "Large blue-black bird" , "Big black bird" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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