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Bird, the wren, regularly spotted (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tern

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

'the wren regularly spotted' is the wordplay.
'regularly spotted' indicates alternate letters.
'the'+'wren'='thewren'
The alternate letters of 'thewren' are 'TERN'.

(Other definitions for tern that I've seen before include "flier" , "Small gull with forked tail" , "Rent out the bird" , "Fork-tailed relative of the gull" , "Pay rent for seabird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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