The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word OSTRICH
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More clues leading to the result OSTRICH
- Big bird cost Richard — quite a lot
- Very large turkey to begin with, full-flavoured bird
- No flights for me? East of Germany well-supplied
- Saint in love with wealthy bird
- East German prosperous one refusing to see truth
- East German’s wealthy bird
- No flyer needs oxygen, by the way — laughable!
- Ridiculous in support of east German fact denier
- Good chap in love with tasty bird
- Over time, ridiculous to bury head in sand like this?
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The straight part
We know that "bird" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bird = ostrich.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does OSTRICH mean?
OSTRICH noun- A large flightless bird (Struthio camelus) native to Africa.
- One who buries one's head in the sand instead of acknowledging problems