Yellowhammer - in January, it escapes (4)

I believe the answer is:

yite

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'yellowhammer' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'in january it escapes' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'YITE' can be found hidden inside 'january it escapes'.

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(Other definitions for yite that I've seen before include "bird" , "bunting for some people" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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