Cryptic crossword clue
More than one little bird flinches 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word QUAILS

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The straight part
We know that "More than one little bird/flinches" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case more than one little bird/flinches = quails.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does QUAILS mean?

QUAILS verb
  1. To waste away; to fade, to wither
  2. To daunt or frighten (someone)
  3. To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful.
  4. Of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way.
QUAILS noun
  1. Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.
  2. The meat from this bird eaten as food.
  3. A prostitute, so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.
QUAILS verb
  1. To curdle or coagulate, as milk does.

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