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Move to European capital and run into bird (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

budgerigar

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

'move to european capital and run' is the wordplay.
'move' becomes 'budge' (budging is a kind of moving).
'to european capital' becomes 'riga' (capital of Latvia).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'run' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'budge'+'riga'+'r'='BUDGERIGAR'

'into' is the link.

(Other definitions for budgerigar that I've seen before include "Bird commonly kept as a pet" , "something in cage?" , "Flier" , "one on the wing" , "Colourful bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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