Cryptic crossword clue
Bird that female navigator found on lake

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SHELDRAKE

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What does SHELDRAKE mean?

SHELDRAKE noun
  1. An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna.
  2. A merganser.
  3. A male shelduck.

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