Winged creature following grouse (4)
I believe the answer is:
beef
'grouse' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'winged creature following' is the wordplay.
'winged creature' becomes 'bee' (bee is a kind of animal. I am not sure about the 'winged' bit.).
'following' becomes 'f' (used when citing page numbers etc).
'bee'+'f'='BEEF'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for beef that I've seen before include "Muscle; meat; grievance" , "See 24" , "Complaint; strength" , "Meat - complaint" , "it's unacceptable for vegetarian" .)