Marsupial with crooked legs caught bird (9)
I believe the answer is:
bandicoot
'marsupial' is the definition.
(bandicoot is a kind of marsupial)
'with crooked legs caught bird' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'with' could be 'and' and 'and' is located in the answer.
'caught' could be 'c' (cricket abbreviation) and 'c' is present in the answer.
'bird' could be 'oo' and 'oo' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'bit' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bandicoot that I've seen before include "native of Australia" , "rat is seen" , "Australian marsupial with long pointed muzzle and tail" , "Insect-eating marsupial of Australia and New Guinea" , "Aussie native" .)