Cryptic crossword clue
Starts to examine tumour at the back of bird’s throat 6

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

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What does GULLET mean?

GULLET noun
  1. The throat or esophagus.
  2. The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
  3. The space between the teeth of a saw blade.
  4. A channel for water.
  5. A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.
  6. The wide room under the pommel of a saddle, the hollow over the withers.

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