Old-fashioned message carriers (7)

I believe the answer is:

pigeons

(Other definitions for pigeons that I've seen before include "traditional pie filling" , "Spin ego around the birds" , "Columbiform birds" , "Town birds" , "Cooing birds" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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