This Roc Fantastic Bird Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	99%	7		Exact Match!
	noun • a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand) • fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
	42%	9		Site of the Rochester International Airport (ROC)
	noun • a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry • a town in southeast Minnesota
	40%	12		Believed to be the inspiration for the roc in Arabian mythology
	noun • huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar

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The Guardian Cryptic02 Nov 2006	Down 4
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