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Bird in difficulty (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

knot

This clue is a double definition.

'bird' is the first definition.
(knot is a kind of bird)

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

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for knot that I've seen before include "Tie (or what is put in one?)" , "that's sometimes in wood" , "Bird; hard part in wood" , "Rope fastening" , "Hard round cross-grained piece in wood" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Globe and Mail.
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