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The bird file, you'll find "Duck" in (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rooster

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'the bird' is the definition.
(rooster is a kind of bird)

'file you'll find duck in' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'duck' could be 'o' (resembles zero - 'duck' in cricket) and 'o' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'roster' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for rooster that I've seen before include "American cock" , "American cockerel" , "So retro (anag.)" , "Male domestic fowl in USA" , "Male hen" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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