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What bird shakes wings? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hair

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'bird shakes wings?' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for hair that I've seen before include "Nineteen sixties musical; filament" , "Thread-like structure(s)" , "The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical (1967)" , "Fur, say" , "A very small quantity" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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