Cryptic crossword clue
Bird noise basically grows on flocking 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "flocking" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case flocking = crowding.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does CROWDING mean?

CROWDING verb
  1. To press forward; to advance by pushing.
  2. To press together or collect in numbers
  3. To press or drive together, especially into a small space; to cram.
  4. To fill by pressing or thronging together
  5. (often used with "out of" or "off") To push, to press, to shove.
  6. To approach another ship too closely when it has right of way.
  7. (of a square-rigged ship) To carry excessive sail in the hope of moving faster.
  8. To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably.
CROWDING verb
  1. To play on a crowd; to fiddle.
CROWDING noun
  1. The act by which somebody is crowded.

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