Poe's bird (5)
I believe the answer is:
raven
'poe's bird' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for raven that I've seen before include "Flighty type" , "Glossy black colour" , "Type of crow" , "Passerine bird" , "Bird in 1's poem" .)