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Resistance stops bird moving herd (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drove

'moving herd' is the definition.
(a drove is a herd of cattle being moved)

'resistance stops bird' is the wordplay.
'resistance' becomes 'r' (electronics abbreviation).
'stops' indicates putting letters inside.
'bird' becomes 'dove' (dove is a kind of bird).
'r' put inside 'dove' is 'DROVE'.

(Other definitions for drove that I've seen before include "took to the road" , "Incited" , "Moving flock; forced" , "Moving crowd" , "Carried along by force" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Independent.
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