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Bird with rook and duck on waste container (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

robin

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

'rook and duck on waste container' is the wordplay.
'rook' becomes 'r' (abbreviation in chess).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'duck' becomes 'o'.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'waste container' becomes 'bin' (I've seen this before).
'r'+'o'+'bin'='ROBIN'

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for robin that I've seen before include "Red-breasted songbird" , "Batman and --" , "Bird - boy's name" , ". . . . . Hood was a medieval outlaw" , "Day was one" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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