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Bird gazing round lake (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

starling

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

'gazing round lake' is the wordplay.
'gazing' becomes 'staring' ('stare' can be a synonym of 'gaze').
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'lake' becomes 'L' (geographical abbreviation).
'staring' enclosing 'l' is 'STARLING'.

(Other definitions for starling that I've seen before include "Passerine bird" , "Stellar bird with blackish speckled feathers" , "The bird is a good mimic" , "Noisy bird with speckled feathers - somewhat stellar" , "goes around the pier" .)

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