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Cry of rook perhaps, possessing large talon (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

claw

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'talon' is the definition.
(claw belonging to a bird)

'cry of rook perhaps possessing large' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'large' could be 'l' (eg in clothes sizes) and 'l' is present in the answer.
'cry' could be 'caw' (caw is a kind of cry) and 'caw' is present in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for claw that I've seen before include "Talon" , "Rake" , "Bird's foot" , "Crab's pincer" , "Lobster's pincer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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