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Bird that does not fly in summer heat (4)

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I believe the answer is:

rhea

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'bird that does not fly' is the definition.
'rhea' can be an answer for 'bird' (rhea is a kind of bird). I am not sure about the remainder of the definition.

'in summer heat' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'RHEA' is hidden within 'summer heat'.

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(Other definitions for rhea that I've seen before include "Ostrich-like bird - satellite of Saturn" , "South American bird resembling the ostrich" , "South American flightless bird - mother of Zeus" , "S. Amer. flightless bird" , "New World ostrich" .)

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