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Large victim of predatory bird (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

osprey

'predatory bird' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'large victim' is the wordplay.
'large' becomes 'os'.
'victim' becomes 'prey' (prey is a kind of victim).
'os'+'prey'='OSPREY'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for osprey that I've seen before include "Fish-eating hawk" , "Large bird that preys on fish in inland waters" , "Marine bird of prey" , "Flier" , "Lakeland bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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