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Perform act for an old bird (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dodo

'an old bird' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'perform act' is the wordplay.
'perform' becomes 'do' (synonyms).
'act' becomes 'do' (to do is to act or execute a task).
'do'+'do'='DODO'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for dodo that I've seen before include "Square" , "Ultra-conservative" , "Extinct bird of Mauritius, very dead" , "Proverbially extinct bird" , "Large extinct bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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