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This will not fly! (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emu

(Other definitions for emu that I've seen before include "one offering challenge to Hull?" , "Australian running bird." , "Extinct bird" , "Australian non-flyer" , "it can't get off the ground" .)

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