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Greet cuckoo and another bird (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

egret

'bird' is the definition.
(egret is a kind of bird)

'greet cuckoo' is the wordplay.
'cuckoo' is an anagram indicator.
'greet' with letters rearranged gives 'EGRET'.

'and another' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for egret that I've seen before include "White-plumed wader" , "Greet (anag) -- wading bird" , "White, plumed waterbird" , "White wading bird" , "Wading bird like a heron" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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