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To a brave person, a bit of fun with a bird (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heron

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'bird' is the definition.
(I know that heron is a type of bird)

'to a brave person a bit of fun' is the wordplay.
'to a brave person' becomes 'hero' (I've seen this before).
'a bit of fun' becomes 'n' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'hero'+'n'='HERON'

'with a' is the link.

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(Other definitions for heron that I've seen before include "Large British wading bird" , "Wading bird with long neck and legs" , "Wader" , "Big bird" , "Tall wading bird" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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