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Parrot beginning to mimic a crow's cry (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

macaw

'parrot' is the definition.
(macaw is a kind of parrot)

'beginning to mimic a crow's cry' is the wordplay.
'beginning to' says to take the initial letters.
'crow's cry' becomes 'caw' (I've seen this before).
The initial letter of 'mimic' is 'm'.
'm'+'a'+'caw'='MACAW'

(Other definitions for macaw that I've seen before include "brilliant winger" , "Tropical parrot" , "colourful flyer" , "Chattering cousin of a cockatoo" , "Type of parrot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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