A large sea-bird ate pilchard's tail and flipped (10) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALTERNATED A large sea-bird ate pilchard's tail and flipped (10) (10)
68% PEACOCK Bird with a large showy tail (7)
63% TERNS Sea birds (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 9, 2025
63% TITLE Name bird with large tail in tree (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 22, 2025
60% ERNE Large white- tailed bird commonly called a sea eagle (4) (4)
58% EMU Large Aussie bird (3)
58% RAVEN Large corvine bird (5) The Times Concise Sep 12, 2025
58% SWAN Large water bird (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 10, 2025
55% STARTLING Frightening bird grabbing rodent's tail (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 30, 2025
55% ASSUME Adopt donkey and flipping bird (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 15, 2025
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