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Bird wasn’t emu, unfortunately (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mute swan

'bird' is the definition.
(mute swan is a kind of bird)

'wasn't emu unfortunately' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' indicates an anagram (a bad or unfortunate spelling).
'wasnt'+'emu'='wasntemu'
'wasntemu' with letters rearranged gives 'MUTE SWAN'.

(Other definitions for mute swan that I've seen before include "creature" , "Common waterbird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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