New dog is trained to get ducks (8)

I believe the answer is:

widgeons

'ducks' is the definition.
(widgeon is a kind of duck)

'new dog is trained' is the wordplay.
'trained' is an anagram indicator (to train can mean to grow something into a shape).
'new'+'dog'+'is'='newdogis'
'newdogis' with letters rearranged gives 'WIDGEONS'.

'to get' acts as a link.

(Another definition for widgeons that I've seen is " Owen digs for the ducks".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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