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Parasite bringing down large bird (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ousel

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

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(Other definitions for ousel that I've seen before include "Archaic name for blackbird" , "Strange louse for a blackbird" , "it goes flying" , "The bird like a blackbird from Seoul" , "Thrush from Seoul, strangely" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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