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Cleverly drew a bird (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wader

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

'cleverly drew a' is the wordplay.
'cleverly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'drew'+'a'='drewa'
'drewa' with letters rearranged gives 'WADER'.

(Other definitions for wader that I've seen before include "Bird such as a sandpiper or plover" , "Long waterproof boot" , "High waterproof boot" , "crane, perhaps" , "Type of long-legged bird" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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