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The lowest form of birds (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

owlets

'birds' is the definition.
(owlet is a kind of bird)

'the lowest form' is the wordplay.
'form' indicates an anagram (another form of the letters).
'lowest' is an anagram of 'OWLETS'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for owlets that I've seen before include "Baby wise old birds" , "Young wise birds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish Independent.
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