Crossword Genius

Not being polite to a bird! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

capon

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'bird' is the definition.
(capon is a kind of bird)

'not being polite' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'not' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'capn' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to a' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for capon that I've seen before include "Castrated fowl, for eating" , "Male fowl fattened for eating" , "one fattened specially" , "A tasty bird" , "Emasculated fowl" .)

Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app