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Extinct bird makes the party - twice! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dodo

'extinct bird' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'the party twice' is the wordplay.
'the party twice' means two replacements for 'party'.
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'do'+'do'='DODO'

'makes' is the link.

(Other definitions for dodo that I've seen before include "One deeply reactionary" , "Old bird" , "Flightless bird, extinct since the 17th century" , "Old fogey" , "bird long dead" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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