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Stork may poke core virus (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jabiru

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'stork' is the definition.
(jabiru is a kind of stork)

'poke core virus' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'poke' could be 'jab' (synonyms) and 'jab' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'may' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for jabiru that I've seen is " Large stork".)

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