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Spread wings? These do (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

butterflies

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'these do' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'spread wings?' is the wordplay.
'spread' becomes 'butter' (butter is a spread).
'wings?' becomes 'flies' ('fly' can be a synonym of 'wing').
'butter'+'flies'='BUTTERFLIES'

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(Other definitions for butterflies that I've seen before include "Nervous sensation" , "Nervous feeling in stomach" , "Nervous tremors in the stomach" , "coppers?" , "Skippers, for example" .)

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