Bird, fiery duck (8)

I believe the answer is:

flamingo

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

'fiery duck' is the wordplay.
'fiery' becomes 'flaming' ('flaming' can be a synonym of 'fiery').
'duck' becomes 'o'.
'flaming'+'o'='FLAMINGO'

(Other definitions for flamingo that I've seen before include "Tall wading bird" , "Pink flier" , "Large pink bird" , "Pretty bird" , "Pink wading-bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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