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Positions of machine-guns swivelling, then heading for heart (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nests

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'positions' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for nests that I've seen before include "Bird houses" , "Eyries" , "Places to rear the young?" , "Birds' homes" , "Settles comfortably into, as birds do" .)

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