Rope fastening; small wading bird (4)

I believe the answer is:

knot

(Other definitions for knot that I've seen before include "Interlacement" , "Difficulty" , "Tangled mass" , "A bowline or a reef" , "Unit of speed used at sea" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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