Female ruff's beak (5)

Independent Cryptic #1859 | 11 Across | 2025-10-12
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

Double definition – I was aware of the local official/magistrate (hence ‘beak’) known as a REEVE , but not of the female ruff, or sandpiper, being known by the same term

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