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Caught Nepali flying bird (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pelican

'bird' is the definition.
(I know that pelican is a type of pelecaniform seabird)

'caught nepali flying' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'flying' indicates an anagram (letters fly around into new positions).
'c'+'nepali'='cnepali'
'cnepali' is an anagram of 'PELICAN'.

(Other definitions for pelican that I've seen before include "Tropical bird" , "Bird, large bag under bill" , "Bird's" , "Aquatic bird with pouch" , "Water bird with throat pouch for fish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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