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Being afraid about the cover bird has been given (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

feathering

'cover bird has been given' is the definition.

'being afraid about the' is the wordplay.
'being afraid' becomes 'fearing'.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'fearing' enclosing 'the' is 'FEATHERING'.

(Another definition for feathering that I've seen is " Making nest comfortable".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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