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Yellow around black bird (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

craven

'yellow' is the definition.
(both can mean cowardly)

'around black bird' is the wordplay.
'around' becomes 'c' (abbreviation for 'circa').
'black bird' becomes 'raven' (I've seen this before).
'c'+'raven'='CRAVEN'

(Other definitions for craven that I've seen before include "Chicken-hearted" , "Mean-spirited" , "Lacking courage, cowardly" , "Cowardly, spineless" , "Contemptibly cowardly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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