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1010k | 20:30 Wed 31st Aug 2016 | Crosswords
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Clue is 'officer getting the bird'. Answer is Adjutant. But I can't figure it out, help.?
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Double definition - an office and a bird
20:31 Wed 31st Aug 2016
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_adjutant
20:31 Wed 31st Aug 2016
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* officeR
20:31 Wed 31st Aug 2016
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Double definition:

adjutant
ˈadʒʊt(ə)nt/Submit
noun
1.
a military officer who acts as an administrative assistant to a senior officer.
"he eventually became adjutant to the commander of the tactical air force"
2.
a large black-and-white stork with a massive bill and a bare head and neck, found in India and SE Asia.
20:32 Wed 31st Aug 2016

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