CHARLIE PARKER (7, 6)

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Saxophonist in Burns' short fictional account -- one involved in a cutting session including head from "Ko-Ko" (7, 6)

Saxophonist = def
Burns' short = CHAR(s)
fictional account = LIE
one involved in a cutting session = PARER
including = containing
head from "Ko-Ko" = K
N.B.: Parker is included in Ken Burns' documentary series "Jazz". A "cutting session" is a competitive jam session. "Ko-Ko" is a Charlie Parker composition; the "head" refers to the composed melody of a jazz tune.

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9261 Saxophonist in Burns' short fictional account -- one involved in a cutting session including head from "Ko-Ko" (7, 6) Saxophonist = def
Burns' short = CHAR(s)
fictional account = LIE
one involved in a cutting session = PARER
including = containing
head from "Ko-Ko" = K
N.B.: Parker is included in Ken Burns' documentary series "Jazz". A "cutting session" is a competitive jam session. "Ko-Ko" is a Charlie Parker composition; the "head" refers to the composed melody of a jazz tune.
Tortoise 1
9258 Fool-Stopper Yardbird (7,6) ddef
fool - CHARLIE (BrE slang)
stopper - PARKER
Yardbird - def
Botaku 0
9259 Bird enhanced lake with rare chirp (7, 6) def. "Bird" (one of Charlie Parker's nicknames)
wordplay: anagram ("enhanced") of LAKE with RARE CHIRP
bags 0
9264 Ornithology writer burns and lies to valets endlessly. (7, 6) [Ornithology writer] burns(CHARs) and LIEs to valets(PARKERs) endlessly{drop all last letters}. dpad 0
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