Cryptic crossword clue
American tortoise jumped into water to get bird 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word TURTLEDOVE

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What does TURTLEDOVE mean?

TURTLEDOVE noun
  1. Any of several (species of) birds, called by this traditional name, mainly in the genus Streptopelia, of the family Columbidae (pigeons and doves, which also included the extinct passenger pigeon and dodos).

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