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When to take a bird out for a run, possibly (7)

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I believe the answer is:

january

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'when to take a bird' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'out for a run possibly' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates putting letters inside.
'for' becomes 'jay' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'run'='arun'
'arun' with letters rearranged gives 'nuar'.
'jay' going around 'nuar' is 'JANUARY'.

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(Another definition for january that I've seen is " First month".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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