Young male chicken (8)

I believe the answer is:

cockerel

(Other definitions for cockerel that I've seen before include "Farm awakener" , "Young domestic cock" , "Given bird" , "Young male bird" , "Farmyard bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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