Duck out late (4)

I believe the answer is:

teal

'duck' is the definition.
(teal is a kind of duck)

'out late' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram.
'late' with letters rearranged gives 'TEAL'.

(Other definitions for teal that I've seen before include "Type of duck" , "Strange tale of a duck" , "Raise (subject matter)" , "Duck; greenish-blue colour" , "Variety of duck" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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