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A bird elephants should be wary of! (3)

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roc

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'a bird' is the definition.
(mythological bird of prey)

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(Other definitions for roc that I've seen before include "Gigantic bird of eastern legend - cor!" , "Legendary thing" , "Legendary flier" , "Big bird" , "Fabulous giant bird of Eastern legend" .)

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