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Shore bird beloved by papa (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plover

'shore bird' is the definition.
(plover is a kind of shore bird)

'beloved by papa' is the wordplay.
'beloved' becomes 'lover' (someone's beloved is their partner or lover).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'papa' becomes 'P' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'lover' put after 'p' is 'PLOVER'.

(Other definitions for plover that I've seen before include "Shorebird with pointed wings" , "No Stranger on the Shore" , "Short-billed shore bird" , "Wader" , "Lapwing-like bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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