Flying down, missing nothing? Large hooter (5,6,3)

I believe the answer is:

great horned owl

'flying down missing nothing? large hooter' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'flying down missing nothing? large hooter' is the wordplay.
'flying' indicates an anagram.
'missing' is a deletion indicator.
'nothing?' becomes 'o' (looks like zero - 0).
'large'+'hooter'='largehooter'
'largehooter' with 'o' taken away is 'largehoter'.
'down'+'largehoter'='downlargehoter'
'downlargehoter' is an anagram of 'GREAT HORNED OWL'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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