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Singer with broken barrel (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

warbler

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

'with broken barrel' is the wordplay.
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'broken' indicates anagramming the letters.
'barrel' is an anagram of 'arbler'.
'w'+'arbler'='WARBLER'

(Other definitions for warbler that I've seen before include "songster" , "A small songbird or similar singer" , "XWD SETTER" , "18's [BIRD]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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