Insect making bird take flight (8)

I believe the answer is:

cranefly

'insect' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'bird take flight' is the wordplay.
'bird' becomes 'crane' (crane is a kind of bird).
'take flight' becomes 'fly' (synonyms).
'crane'+'fly'='CRANEFLY'

'making' is the link.

(Another definition for cranefly that I've seen is " insect".)

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