Hiding quietly, preening emu or different bird? (7,7)
I believe the answer is:
emperor penguin
'bird?' is the definition.
(emperor penguin is a kind of bird)
'hiding quietly preening emu or different' is the wordplay.
'hiding' indicates putting letters inside.
'quietly' becomes 'p' (musical symbol).
'different' is an anagram indicator (letters placed in a different order).
'preening'+'emu'+'or'='preeningemuor'
'preeningemuor' anagrammed gives 'emerorpenguin'.
'p' inserted within 'emerorpenguin' is 'EMPEROR PENGUIN'.
(Other definitions for emperor penguin that I've seen before include "Antarctic bird, largest of its type" , "Large bird" .)