Speckled bird does imitations of famous fish? (8)
I believe the answer is:
starling
'speckled bird does imitations' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'famous fish?' is the wordplay.
'famous' becomes 'star' (as in an all-star cast).
'fish?' becomes 'ling' (ling is a kind of fish).
'star'+'ling'='STARLING'
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for starling that I've seen before include "List Gran awkwardly for the bird" , "goes around the pier" , "Gregarious bird" , "is naturally a good mimic" , "The bird is a good mimic" .)