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Singer not oral, strangely (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ortolan

'singer' is the definition.
(ortolan is a kind of birdanimal)

'not oral strangely' is the wordplay.
'strangely' indicates an anagram.
'not'+'oral'='notoral'
'notoral' is an anagram of 'ORTOLAN'.

(Other definitions for ortolan that I've seen before include "high-flying singer" , "Small songbird" , "One flying" , "Bobolink" , "Flier" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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