Duck followed by a bird (6) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Duck followed by a bird (6) last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DIPPER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DIPPER Duck followed by a bird (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 23, 2026
10% COCKATOO Bird to tilt at two ducks (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 19, 2026
9% EIDER Sea duck (5) The Times Concise Sep 24, 2026
9% FOWL Bird of prey going after female duck, perhaps (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 21, 2026
9% AVOID Duck, say (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 17, 2026
9% CANARY Fairly evenly following John Bird (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Sep 15, 2026
9% TEAL Pond duck (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 14, 2026
9% DRAKE Male duck (5) The Times Concise Sep 7, 2026
9% EVADE Duck (5) LA Times Mini Aug 15, 2026
8% NOR Neither follower (3) Thomas Joseph Sep 29, 2026

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