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What the pigeon said when half baked? (3)

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I believe the answer is:

coo

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'what the pigeon said' is the definition.
I know that 'pigeon' relates to this answer.

'half baked?' is the wordplay.
'half' indicates taking half.
'baked?' becomes 'cooked' (baking is a kind of cooking).
'cooked' with half the letters taken is 'COO'.

'when' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for coo that I've seen before include "Murmur lovingly" , "Softly say" , "Murmur of a dove" , "Dove's noise" , "Avian sound" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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