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Nocturnal insectivore commonly mistaken as an owlet (8)

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I believe the answer is:

nightjar

(Other definitions for nightjar that I've seen before include "Noct. bird (of harsh cry)" , "Nocturnal bird of swift family" , "Nocturnal bird related to the swift" , "Nocturnal insect-eating bird" , "flier" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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