Graceful water bird (4)

I believe the answer is:

swan

(Other definitions for swan that I've seen before include "... Australian river" , "Cob - pen" , "Whooper, perhaps" , "Large, web-footed bird" , "possibly mute" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today and the Newsday.

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