Cryptic crossword clue
Agog about origin of Liver Bird 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word STARLING

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What does STARLING mean?

STARLING noun
  1. A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds.
  2. A structure of pilings that protects the piers of a bridge.
  3. A California fish, the rock trout, Hexagrammos, especially, Hexagrammos decagrammus, the boregat or bodieron.

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