Member on visit to zoo saving unknown parrot (8)
I believe the answer is:
cockatoo
'parrot' is the definition.
(cockatoo is a kind of parrot)
'member on visit to zoo saving unknown' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'member' could be 'cock' (cock is a kind of member) and 'cock' is present in the answer.
'on' could be 'at' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'at' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'oo' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cockatoo that I've seen before include "Illegal Aussie look-out man" , "Bird, a type of parrot" , "Australasian parrot" , "Parrot native to Australia and Indonesia" , "Lightly coloured crested parrot" .)