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Bird's bill, cornet-shaped (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

accentor

'bird's' is the definition.
(accentor is a kind of bird)

'bill cornet-shaped' is the wordplay.
'bill' becomes 'ac' (short for account).
'shaped' is an anagram indicator.
'cornet' with letters rearranged gives 'centor'.
'ac'+'centor'='ACCENTOR'

(Another definition for accentor that I've seen is " Singer".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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