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Forced away gentle bird (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tawny eagle

'bird' is the definition.
(tawny eagle is a kind of bird)

'forced away gentle' is the wordplay.
'forced' indicates an anagram.
'away'+'gentle'='awaygentle'
'awaygentle' with letters rearranged gives 'TAWNY EAGLE'.

(Another definition for tawny eagle that I've seen is " African and Asian bird of prey".)

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