Bird currently by lake behind pub (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
barn owl
'bird' is the definition.
(barn owl is a kind of bird)
'currently by lake behind pub' is the wordplay.
'currently' becomes 'now' (I've seen this in other clues).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'lake' becomes 'l'.
'behind' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'pub' becomes 'bar' (I've seen this before).
'now' next to 'l' is 'nowl'.
'nowl' after 'bar' is 'BARN OWL'.
(Other definitions for barn owl that I've seen before include "Flier" , "Night-flying raptor" , "Nocturnal bird native to Britain" , "Countryside bird" , "Nocturnal raptor" .)