Cryptic crossword clue
Travel firm covering area producing crested bird 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "crested bird" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case crested bird = touraco.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TOURACO mean?

TOURACO noun
  1. Any of the birds in the Musophagidae family with vivid colouring and prominent crest.

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