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Bird or tool (12)

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I believe the answer is:

yellowhammer

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

'or tool' is the wordplay.
'or' becomes 'yellow' ('or' is the heraldic name for gold or yellow).
'tool' becomes 'hammer' (hammer is a kind of tool).
'yellow'+'hammer'='YELLOWHAMMER'

(Other definitions for yellowhammer that I've seen before include "Sort of bunting" , "European bird - Orwell mayhem (anag)" , "Bird with the "a little bit of bread and no cheese" song" , "Type of bunting" , "Bird with a call supposed to sound like "a little bit of bread and no cheese"" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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