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She put the kettle on a parrot (5)

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I believe the answer is:

polly

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'parrot' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'she put the kettle' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'she' could be 'olly' and 'olly' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'p' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'on a' is the link.

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(Other definitions for polly that I've seen before include "Parrot; girl's name" , "Fawlty Towers employee" , "Common name for a parrot" , "This Mr's history, H. G. Wells" , "Parrot's name" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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