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Winger starting for Inter twice (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ibis

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'winger' is the definition.
(ibis is a kind of bird)

'inter twice' is the wordplay.
'inter' becomes 'i' (this might be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'twice' becomes 'bis' (I've seen this in another clue).
'i'+'bis'='IBIS'

'starting for' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for ibis that I've seen before include "Hotel group" , "Type of bird" , "Bird sacred in Ancient Egypt" , "seaside feeder?" , "State of central US, capital Lincoln" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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