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Red kite maybe flew away first (4-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

left-winger

'red' is the definition.
(I know that left-winger is a type of red)

'kite maybe flew away first' is the wordplay.
'kite maybe' becomes 'winger' (kite is a type of bird).
'flew away' becomes 'left'.
'first' says to put letters next to each other.
'winger' after 'left' is 'LEFT-WINGER'.

(Another definition for left-winger that I've seen is " Socialist".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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