Winger pranged motorcar round north (9)

I believe the answer is:

cormorant

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'winger' is the definition.
(cormorant is a kind of bird)

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(Other definitions for cormorant that I've seen before include "Large voracious sea bird" , "Large, voracious seabird" , "Large fishing bird" , "Diving coastal bird" , "Large diving seabird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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