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Perked up, seeing red cuckoo (9)

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I believe the answer is:

energised

'perked up' is the definition.
('energise' can be a synonym of 'perk up')

'seeing red cuckoo' is the wordplay.
'cuckoo' indicates anagramming the letters.
'seeing'+'red'='seeingred'
'seeingred' with letters rearranged gives 'ENERGISED'.

(Other definitions for energised that I've seen before include "Given drive" , "ready for action" , "Gave vitality to" , "Roused" , "Animated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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