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

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What does SISKIN mean?

SISKIN noun
  1. A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus, now Spinus spinus.
  2. Any of various similar birds in subfamily Carduelinae, principally in the genus Spinus.

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