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Bird giving angry account (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crossbill

'bird' is the definition.
(crossbill is a kind of bird)

'giving angry account' is the wordplay.
'giving' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'angry' becomes 'cross' (I've seen this before).
'account' becomes 'bill' (billing is a kind of accounting**).
'cross'+'bill' is 'CROSSBILL'.

(Other definitions for crossbill that I've seen before include "Flier" , "Type of finch" , "Flyer" , "bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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