Burgle home to get bird (5)
I believe the answer is:
robin
'bird' is the definition.
(robin is a kind of bird)
'burgle home' is the wordplay.
'burgle' becomes 'rob' (I've seen this before).
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'rob'+'in'='ROBIN'
'to get' is the link.
(Other definitions for robin that I've seen before include "Seasonal bird" , "Bird; man's name" , "Batman's companion" , "Hood, Goodfellow or redbreast?" , "Bird - one in Lincoln green?" .)