Cuckoo pecked at recorder? (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
tape deck
'recorder?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'cuckoo pecked at' is the wordplay.
'cuckoo' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'pecked'+'at'='peckedat'
'peckedat' with letters rearranged gives 'TAPE DECK'.
(Other definitions for tape deck that I've seen before include "Hi-fi recording unit" , "Outmoded recording machine" , "Recorder" , "Drive" .)