Bird more exotic than apes? (8)
I believe the answer is:
pheasant
'bird more' is the definition.
'pheasant' can be an answer for 'bird' (I've seen this in another clue). I am not certain of the 'more' bit.
'exotic than apes?' is the wordplay.
'exotic' is an anagram indicator (an unusual form of the letters).
'than'+'apes'='thanapes'
'thanapes' anagrammed gives 'PHEASANT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pheasant that I've seen before include "Game-bird" , "Cock" , "something to pluck?" , "Long-tailed gamebirds, male has bright feathers" , "Ant heaps (anag.)" .)