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Songbird needing warmth wrapped in clothing (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wheatear

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

'warmth wrapped in clothing' is the wordplay.
'warmth' becomes 'heat' ('heat' can be a synonym of 'warmth').
'wrapped in' is an insertion indicator.
'clothing' becomes 'wear' ('wear' can be a synonym of 'clothing'**).
'heat' placed inside 'wear' is 'WHEATEAR'.

'needing' is the link.

(Other definitions for wheatear that I've seen before include "singer" , "Migrant's passion" , "bird" , "Songbird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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