Jungly area kept little parrot (8)

I believe the answer is:

parakeet

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'parrot' is the definition.
(I know that parakeet is a type of parrot)

'jungly area kept little' is the wordplay.
'area kept' can be anagrammed to 'PARAKEET'.
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(Other definitions for parakeet that I've seen before include "Small long-tailed parrot" , "Brightly-coloured African bird" , "Colourful singer" , "Type of parrot" , "Flier" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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