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Advertising bird hunt (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prowl

'hunt' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'advertising bird' is the wordplay.
'advertising' becomes 'PR' (public relations).
'bird' becomes 'owl' (owl is a kind of bird).
'pr'+'owl'='PROWL'

(Other definitions for prowl that I've seen before include "Move stealthily (as tiger)" , "Move stealthily around" , "Restlessly roam around" , "Skulk" , "Nose around" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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