Right punishment about bird (5)
I believe the answer is:
crane
'bird' is the definition.
(crane is a kind of bird)
'right punishment' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'right' could be 'r' (common abbreviation) and 'r' is found within the answer.
'punishment' could be 'cane' (I've seen this before) and 'cane' is found in the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'about' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for crane that I've seen before include "Bird; camera platform" , "To do it could mean a long stretch" , "Tall wading bird can lift heavy loads" , "Large long-legged bird" , "Device for picking up" .)