Cryptic crossword clue
Rare bird — don’t mention it in Hamburg in front of sailors 7

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does BITTERN mean?

BITTERN noun
  1. Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.
BITTERN noun
  1. The liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine).
  2. The saline substance added to soy milk to coagulate it as a primary step in the production of tofu.
  3. A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer.

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