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Rent out a wader (4)

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I believe the answer is:

tern

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'a wader' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
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'rent out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'rent' anagrammed gives 'TERN'.

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(Other definitions for tern that I've seen before include "Small slender gull" , "Long-winged aquatic bird" , "Gull-like sea bird" , "Seabird related to the gull" , "Seabird, sounds like become sour" .)

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