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Very good hole in the ground for bird (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pipit

'bird' is the definition.
(pipit is a kind of bird)

'very good hole in the ground' is the wordplay.
'very good' becomes 'pi' (I've seen this in other clues).
'hole in the ground' becomes 'pit' (pit is a kind of hole in the ground).
'pi'+'pit'='PIPIT'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pipit that I've seen before include "Songbird of rock or meadow" , "Small bird of rock or meadow" , "Meadowland bird" , "Ground-dwelling songbird" , "Songbird of open country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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