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The "handsaw" in Hamlet's "I know a hawk from a handsaw" (5)

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I believe the answer is:

heron

(Other definitions for heron that I've seen before include "One bird" , "Large British wading bird" , "Graceful grey bird with long neck" , "Big bird" , "Rhone (anag) - bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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