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Reportedly unearthly bird's nest (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eyrie

'bird's nest' is the definition.
(eyrie is a kind of bird's nest)

'reportedly unearthly' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'unearthly' becomes 'eerie' (I've seen this in another clue).
'eerie' is a homophone of 'EYRIE'.

(Other definitions for eyrie that I've seen before include "home hard to reach" , "top spot" , "high point" , "Eagle nest" , "Lofty home" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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