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Shorebird from the pole (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stilt

This clue is a double definition.

'shorebird' is the first definition.
(stilt is a kind of shorebird)

'pole' is the second definition.
(stilts are poles somebody walks on)

'from the' is the link.

(Other definitions for stilt that I've seen before include "Long-legged wader" , "Flier" , "Aid for walking tall" , "Supporting column driven into the ground - wading bird" , "laboured and unnatural in the past" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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