Pelican allowed part in channel (5)

I believe the answer is:

canal

'channel' is the definition.
(I know that canal is a type of channel)

'pelican allowed part in' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'CANAL' can be found hidden inside 'pelican allowed part'.

(Other definitions for canal that I've seen before include "Long, narrow strip of water" , "eg Grand Union" , "Inland waterway" , "Aqueduct" , "Grand Union perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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