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Parrot with head of myna and a cry of a rook (5)

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I believe the answer is:

macaw

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

'head of myna and a cry of a rook' is the wordplay.
'head of' suggests taking the first letters.
'a cry of a rook' becomes 'caw' (I've seen this before).
The initial letters of 'myna and' is 'ma'.
'ma'+'caw'='MACAW'

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for macaw that I've seen before include "Chattering cousin of a cockatoo" , "brilliant winger" , "Colourful creature" , "New World parrot" , "Long-tailed American parrot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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