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… murder of bargee, not a diver (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grebe

'diver' is the definition.
(diving bird)

'murder of bargee not a' is the wordplay.
'murder of' is an anagram indicator.
'not' is a deletion indicator.
'bargee' with 'a' taken out is 'brgee'.
'brgee' is an anagram of 'GREBE'.

(Other definitions for grebe that I've seen before include "Diving water bird" , "Swimmer" , "Crested water-bird" , "Flier" , "Freshwater diving bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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