Winger wrecked motor car touring north (9)
I believe the answer is:
cormorant
'winger' is the definition.
(cormorant is a kind of bird)
'wrecked motor car touring north' is the wordplay.
'wrecked' indicates an anagram.
'touring' indicates putting letters inside (touring can mean going round).
'north' becomes 'N' (synonyms).
'motor'+'car'='motorcar'
'motorcar' with letters rearranged gives 'cormorat'.
'cormorat' placed around 'n' is 'CORMORANT'.
(Other definitions for cormorant that I've seen before include "18's [BIRD]" , "High-flier" , "Diving coastal bird" , "Diver" , "Proverbially gluttonous seabird" .)