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The Scotsman saw off the birds (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

macaws

'the birds' is the definition.
(macaw is a kind of bird)

'the scotsman saw off' is the wordplay.
'the scotsman' becomes 'mac'.
'off' is an anagram indicator.
'saw' is an anagram of 'aws'.
'mac'+'aws'='MACAWS'

(Other definitions for macaws that I've seen before include "Long-tailed parrots of Central and South America" , "Birds" , "Long-tailed, brilliantly-coloured parrots" , "More than one bird" , "Brightly-coloured parrots" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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