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Given scare, maybe one escaping vulture? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scavenger

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This could be a double definition.

'given scare' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'one escaping vulture?' is the second definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'maybe' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for scavenger that I've seen before include "Garbage collector" , "Animal which feeds on refuse" , "sweeper" , "One feeds on carrion" , "Vulture (or similar character)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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