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Shoot a bird (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

snipe

I believe this is a double definition.

'shoot' is the first definition.
(I know that snipe is a more specific form of shoot)

'a bird' is the second definition.
(snipe is a kind of bird)

(Other definitions for snipe that I've seen before include "Verbal criticism" , "The bird to shoot from cover" , "From concealed position, shoot" , "Wading bird with long straight bill" , "Wading bird; shoot from concealment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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