Crossword Genius

Offers to grab Romeo's tits, say (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

birds

'tits say' is the definition.
(tit is a kind of bird)

'offers to grab romeo's' is the wordplay.
'offers' becomes 'bids' (bid is a kind of offer).
'to grab' is an insertion indicator.
'romeo' becomes 'r' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'bids' enclosing 'r' is 'BIRDS'.

(Other definitions for birds that I've seen before include "4th" , "eg Thrushes" , "Terns and tits, say" , "Gulls" , "... strictly receivers of rubbish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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