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In a straight line, using corvid's wings (2,3,4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

as the crow flies

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'in a straight line' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'corvid's wings' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'wings' could be 'flies' ('fly' can be a synonym of 'wing') and 'flies' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'using' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for as the crow flies that I've seen before include "How rook moves" , "Directly" , "without deviating" , "By direct route" , "taking shortest route" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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