Sharp Tail Of Garden Bird Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
	25%	8		Small bird with red bird’s tail getting yanked
	noun • a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments • a jerky pulling movement • a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt verb • twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates • make a sudden twisting motion • twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish • twist suddenly so as to sprain
	25%	11		Type of butterfly with a tail resembling a bird's tail
	noun • a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back

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	Clue	Source
1	A small, slender bird with a long tail and a habit of wagging its tail up and down
2	Small bird with red bird’s tail getting yanked The Guardian Cryptic - 27 Mar 2024	The Guardian Cryptic / 27 Mar 2024
3	Tail's tail, at times New York Times - 29 Aug 1993	New York Times / 29 Aug 1993
4	Tail ... or one with a tail New York Times - 30 Sep 2021	New York Times / 30 Sep 2021
5	Tail end of a lion's tail New York Times - 22 Jul 2024	New York Times / 22 Jul 2024
6	Tail is part of one and one is part of tail The Guardian Cryptic - 10 Jul 2023	The Guardian Cryptic / 10 Jul 2023
7	Type of butterfly with a tail resembling a bird's tail

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