Flyer for star, a peculiar sort (7)

I believe the answer is:

sunbird

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'a peculiar sort' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'flyer for star' is the wordplay.
'flyer' becomes 'bird' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'star' becomes 'sun' (the Sun is a star).
'bird' after 'sun' is 'SUNBIRD'.

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(Another definition for sunbird that I've seen is " Flighty African".)

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

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