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Parson-bird starts to turn up incidentally (3)

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I believe the answer is:

tui

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'parson-bird' is the definition.
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'starts to turn up incidentally' is the wordplay.
'starts to' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'turn up incidentally' is 'TUI'.

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(Other definitions for tui that I've seen before include "NZ honeyeater" , "New Zealand honey-guide" , "New Zealand native" , "New Zealand bird" , "New Zealand honeyeater" .)

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