Fool in company left note for a bird (10)

I believe the answer is:

pratincole

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'a bird' is the definition.
(pratincole is a kind of bird)

'fool in company left note' is the wordplay.
'fool' becomes 'prat'.
'company' becomes 'co' (abbreviation).
'left note' becomes 'le' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'prat'+'in'+'co'+'le'='PRATINCOLE'

'for' is the link.

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(Another definition for pratincole that I've seen is " bird".)

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

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