Ducks with soft down (6)

I believe the answer is:

eiders

'ducks with soft down' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for eiders that I've seen is " Ducks with fine soft down".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times and the King Feature Syndicate.

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