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Parrot identified by poet Eliot initially rejected (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kea

'parrot' is the definition.
(kea is a kind of parrot)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for kea that I've seen before include "bird" , "NZ flyer" , "Green NZ parrot" , "NZ mountain parrot" , "Large New Zealand parrot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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