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Treachery cost criminal, getting bird (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oystercatcher

'bird' is the definition.
(oystercatcher is a kind of bird)

'treachery cost criminal' is the wordplay.
'criminal' indicates an anagram.
'treachery'+'cost'='treacherycost'
'treacherycost' anagrammed gives 'OYSTERCATCHER'.

'getting' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for oystercatcher that I've seen before include "flier with large bill" , "Black and white wading bird" , "Shore bird" , "Black-and-white wader" , "Black and white wader" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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