Cryptic crossword clue
Bird fights bird 11

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word SPARROWHAWK

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The straight part
We know that "Bird" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bird = sparrowhawk.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SPARROWHAWK mean?

SPARROWHAWK noun
  1. A small falcon, Falco sparverius, the American kestrel or American sparrowhawk, that preys on grasshoppers and small animals, which is found in North and South America.
SPARROWHAWK noun
  1. The Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
  2. A female such bird, a male being a musket.
  3. Any of numerous other species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus.

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