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Place in order for a bird (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pelican

'bird' is the definition.
(pelican is a kind of bird)

'place in order' is the wordplay.
'order' indicates anagramming the letters.
'place'+'in'='placein'
'placein' anagrammed gives 'PELICAN'.

'for a' is the link.

(Other definitions for pelican that I've seen before include "Large bird with enormous beak" , "Aquatic bird - type of road crossing" , "Large aquatic bird" , "The large bird is in place" , "In place for large-billed bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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