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Tailless parrot and one cuckoo returning with a nut (9)

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macadamia

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'nut' is the definition.
(type of nut)

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(Other definitions for macadamia that I've seen before include "Nut-bearing tree" , "nut-tree" , "(Of drug) causing dependency" , "Queensland nut" , "Australian tree with edible nuts - a CIA madam (anag)" .)

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