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Girl who flies? (4)

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I believe the answer is:

bird

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'girl' is the definition.
(I know that bird is a type of girl)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for bird that I've seen before include "Member of class Aves" , "that flies" , "Dawn chorus etc - book by Sebastian Faulks" , "chat, perhaps?" , "Feathered creature" .)

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