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Take millions from the wealthiest? It'll never fly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ostrich

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'never fly' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'take millions from the wealthiest? it'll' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'take' could be 'r' (abbreviation for 'recipe', Latin for 'take') and 'r' is located in the answer.
'from' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is found in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'sich' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for ostrich that I've seen before include "Long-necked bird" , "Largest living bird" , "Fast-running African flightless bird" , "Rich sot seeks large bird" , "Chorist (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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