Arctic __: bird that flies between poles (4)

I believe the answer is:

tern

(Other definitions for tern that I've seen before include "Three-masted schooner" , "Gull-like seabird" , "Fork-tailed seabird" , "Rent out this gull" , "Rent out the bird" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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