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Bird to settle on a perch perhaps? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

landrail

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'a perch perhaps?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'bird to settle' is the wordplay.
'bird' becomes 'rail' (a wading bird).
'to' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'settle' becomes 'land'.
'rail' put after 'land' is 'LANDRAIL'.

'on' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for landrail that I've seen is " It's a harsh call".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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