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This stork took the footwear account (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shoebill

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'this stork took' is the definition.
'shoebill' can be an answer for 'stork' (I have seen 'African stork ' mean 'shoebill' so perhaps 'stork' could also mean 'shoebill'). I'm not sure about the remainder of the definition.

'footwear account' is the wordplay.
'footwear' becomes 'shoe' (shoe is a kind of footwear).
'account' becomes 'bill' (synonyms).
'shoe'+'bill'='SHOEBILL'

'the' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for shoebill that I've seen is " African stork".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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