Game bird with golden and Lady Amherst's species (8)

I believe the answer is:

pheasant

(Other definitions for pheasant that I've seen before include "Game-bird" , "something to pluck?" , "Long-tailed gamebirds, male has bright feathers" , "Colourful game bird" , "Large game bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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