Bird's short flight performed with ease (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
fish eagle
'bird's' is the definition.
(fish eagle is a kind of bird)
'short flight performed with ease' is the wordplay.
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'performed with' is an anagram indicator.
'flight' with its final letter removed is 'fligh'.
'fligh' anagrammed with 'ease' gives 'FISH EAGLE'.
(Another definition for fish eagle that I've seen is " Bird of prey".)
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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