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UK decried broken down supplier (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eider duck

'down supplier' is the definition.
(down can mean duck feathers)

'uk decried broken' is the wordplay.
'broken' is an anagram indicator.
'uk'+'decried'='ukdecried'
'ukdecried' anagrammed gives 'EIDER DUCK'.

(Other definitions for eider duck that I've seen before include "Source of soft feathers" , "A northern sea bird" , "down supplier" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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