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Baby
bird
ran
away
at
last
clutching
fish
(9)
Baby bird ran away at last clutching fish (9)
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How the clue works
The definition is Baby bird, a young bird just finding its wings. You've got FLED (ran away) taking the last letter of "clutchinG", then wrapping around LING (a type of fish) to build the whole thing up.