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Game bird that in Spain one hears (7)

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I believe the answer is:

croquet

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'game' is the definition.
(croquet is a kind of game)

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(Other definitions for croquet that I've seen before include "Game which involves driving balls through hoops" , "Lawn sport" , "Game played with mallets (or flamingoes according to Lewis Carroll)" , "Ball-game" , "Lawn pastime" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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