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Small game bird (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

quail

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

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for quail that I've seen before include "Show fear - of small game bird?" , "Game bird - cower" , "Flinch from small gamebird?" , "Cower before the game-bird?" , "Shrink; a bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Independent.
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