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Responsibility for bird (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pigeon

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This might be a double definition.

'responsibility' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'bird' is the second definition.
(type of bird)

'for' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for pigeon that I've seen before include "Dove-like bird" , "Homer, possibly" , "Homing bird" , "Epigon (anag.)" , "birdie" .)

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