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Bird nice pal gets to fly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pelican

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

'nice pal gets to fly' is the wordplay.
'gets to fly' is an anagram indicator.
'nice'+'pal'='nicepal'
'nicepal' with letters rearranged gives 'PELICAN'.

(Other definitions for pelican that I've seen before include "Seabird with a large pouched bill" , "In place for large-billed bird" , "Large water bird" , "Aquatic bird - type of road crossing" , "Large-pouched bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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