Little European grebe (8)

I believe the answer is:

dabchick

(Other definitions for dabchick that I've seen before include "Small grebe" , "Water bird - little grebe" , "diving-bird" , "good swimmer and diver" , "Waterbird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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