Lapwing (6)
I believe the answer is:
peewit
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">lapwing</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that lapwing can be written as peewit)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for peewit that I've seen before include "Northern lapwing" , "Lapwing - ie wept (anag)" , "Kind of plover; let it weep" , "Does it weep, this bird?" , "Flighty type" .)