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Stupid person needing help to catch flightless bird (7)

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I believe the answer is:

airhead

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

'help to catch flightless bird' is the wordplay.
'help' becomes 'aid' ('aid' can be a synonym of 'help').
'to catch' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'flightless bird' becomes 'rhea' (rhea is a kind of flightless bird).
'aid' going around 'rhea' is 'AIRHEAD'.

'needing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for airhead that I've seen before include "Stupid person" , "one with a small brain" , "Fool" , "One's simple" , "Idiot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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