Cryptic crossword clue
Birds on top of fence in small county 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word FINCHES

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What does FINCHES mean?

FINCHES noun
  1. Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating passerine birds, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical beak.

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