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Unexpectedly greet a bird (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

egret

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

'unexpectedly greet' is the wordplay.
'unexpectedly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'greet' is an anagram of 'EGRET'.

(Other definitions for egret that I've seen before include "White-feathered wading bird" , "Seabird" , "white fish eater" , "flier" , "young bird" .)

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