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Bounty will reveal the Reverend’s bird (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spoonbill

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'the reverend's bird' is the definition.
'spoonbill' can be an answer for 'bird' (spoonbill is a kind of bird). I'm not certain of the 'the reverend's' bit.

'bounty will' is the wordplay.
'bounty' becomes 'spoon' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'will' becomes 'bill'.
'spoon'+'bill'='SPOONBILL'

'reveal' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for spoonbill that I've seen before include "flyer" , "Wading bird with broad beak" , "one rarely seen in the UK?" , "Wader" , "Tall wading bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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