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Picked up juvenile bird (5)

Ross

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mynah

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

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(Other definitions for mynah that I've seen before include "Asian starling mimicking human speech" , "Talking bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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