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Bird and dog, a small animal (8)

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I believe the answer is:

curassow

'bird' is the definition.
(curassow is a kind of bird)

'dog a small animal' is the wordplay.
'dog' becomes 'cur' (cur is a kind of dog).
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'animal' becomes 'sow'.
'cur'+'a'+'s'+'sow'='CURASSOW'

'and' is the link.

(Another definition for curassow that I've seen is " Game bird".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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