Cryptic crossword clue
Birds on a peepul tree harm us 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Birds" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case birds = marabous.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MARABOUS mean?

MARABOUS noun
  1. Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.
  2. A person, five-eighths of whose ancestry is black; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.
  3. A kind of thrown raw silk, naturally nearly white, but capable of being dyed without scouring.
  4. A thin fabric made from this silk, as for scarfs.

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