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For instance soak heron (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

egret

'heron' is the definition.
(egret is a kind of heron)

'for instance soak' is the wordplay.
'for instance' becomes 'eg' ('e.g.' can be a synonym of 'for instance').
'soak' becomes 'ret' (retting is a kind of soaking).
'eg'+'ret'='EGRET'

(Other definitions for egret that I've seen before include "Stork-like bird" , "Type of forty eight Ac" , "White-feathered wading bird" , "young bird" , "Long-plumed heron" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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