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Seabird to blow out and in (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

puffin

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'seabird' is the definition.
(I know that puffin is a type of seabird)

'blow out and in' is the wordplay.
'blow out' becomes 'puff' (puffing is a kind of blowing. I am not sure about the 'out' bit.).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'puff'+'in'='PUFFIN'

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for puffin that I've seen before include "diver" , "Species of auk" , "Seabird with brightly coloured bill - sounds out of breath" , "Variety of auk" , "Seabird with a colourful bill" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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