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Fish eagle round small something it’s killed? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

osprey

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'fish eagle' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'round small something it's killed?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'round' could be 'o' (o is a circular letter) and 'o' is found in the answer.
'small' could be 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size) and 's' is found in the answer.
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'pry' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for osprey that I've seen before include "A feather trimming (6)" , "Large bird that preys on fish in inland waters" , "Piscivorous creature" , "predatory bird" , "Flyer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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