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Run out following dispute with flighty creature? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sparrow

'flighty creature?' is the definition.

'run out following dispute with' is the wordplay.
'run out' becomes 'ro' (cricket abbreviation).
'following' says to put letters next to each other.
'dispute' becomes 'spar' (I've seen this before).
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation**).
'ro' after 'spar' is 'sparro'.
'sparro'+'w'='SPARROW'

(Other definitions for sparrow that I've seen before include "Finch-like bird" , "Common town bird" , "Little brown bird" , "Cock Robin's killer" , "Bird with cockney associations" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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