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Birds winged, so flying (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

widgeons

'birds' is the definition.
(widgeon is a kind of bird)

'winged so flying' is the wordplay.
'flying' indicates an anagram (letters fly around into new positions).
'winged'+'so'='wingedso'
'wingedso' anagrammed gives 'WIDGEONS'.

(Another definition for widgeons that I've seen is " Owen digs for the ducks".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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