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He has a bit of fun with a bird (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hen

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'bird' is the definition.
(hen is a kind of bird)

'he has a bit of fun' is the wordplay.
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a bit of fun' becomes 'n' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'he'+'n'='HEN'

'with a' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hen that I've seen before include "Clucking female" , "Composed of women" , "Coop resident" , "Insufficient in amount" , "Female bird" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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