The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CONDOR
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More clues leading to the result CONDOR
- Below NY apartment, see rook or vulture
- High-flyer right to support Tory party
- Bird’s trick on spinning perch
- Swindle and cheat Republican predator
- Bird misdirected staff on party
- Bird, fabulous bird, travelling west crossing over northern Germany
- Criminal swindle — then never-ending bird
- Criminal act by ring leader getting bird
- Criminal cheat with never-ending bird
- Type of complex, rare bird
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The straight part
We know that "vulture" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case vulture = condor.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CONDOR mean?
CONDOR noun- Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
- A gold coin of some South American countries bearing the figure of one of these vultures.
- An Argentinian short range ballistic missile.
- In golf, four under par (quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross)