Like our bird-brained friends (9)
I believe the answer is:
feathered
'like' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for feathered that I've seen before include "like a tumbler?" , "Birds are described as fine . . . . . . . . . friends" , "head of dodo, thus?" , "Like bird" .)