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Many a bird would see it as food (4)

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I believe the answer is:

grub

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'food' is the definition.
(grub is a kind of food)

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(Other definitions for grub that I've seen before include "Nosh - larva" , "Gentle, food" , "Eats - larva" , "Food (informal)" , "ferret > eats" .)

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