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Answer for the clue "March could feature this bird before tons in September ", 10 letters:
goose step

Word definitions for goose step in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The step originated in Prussian military drill in the mid-18th century and was called the Stechschritt (literally, "piercing step") or Stechmarsch . German and Soviet military advisors spread the tradition throughout the world in the 19th and 20th centuries. ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a manner of marching with legs straight and swinging high v. march in a military fashion

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1806, originally was a military drill to teach balance; "to stand on each leg alternately and swing the other back and forth" (which, presumably, reminded someone of a goose's way of walking); in reference to "marching without bending the knees" (as in ...