It has a large bill in place perhaps (7)
I believe the answer is:
pelican
'it has a large bill' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'in place perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'place'='inplace'
'inplace' anagrammed gives 'PELICAN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pelican that I've seen before include "Large bird with pouch in bill for storing fish" , "Its beak holds more than its belly can" , "Bird with large pouched beak" , "Aquatic bird - type of road crossing" , "one with huge bill" .)