Bird held back by plumes (3) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EMU Bird held back by plumes (3) (3)
9% FEATHER Plume: bird - (7)
8% NOM -- de plume (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 20, 2025
8% BATED Held back, as breath (5) Universal Sep 2, 2025
7% PARAKEET A garden implement held by favourite bird (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 7, 2025
7% SATON Held back, as big news (5)
7% SILAGE Legalised foodstuff that's held back (6)
6% PAT ___ on the back (3) Universal Oct 7, 2025
6% LAPDOG Small easily-held pet (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 7, 2025
6% ADHERED Held fast (to) (7) The Times Concise Oct 1, 2025
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