Mexican free-tailed ___ (world's fastest horizontal flier) (3)

I believe the answer is:

bat

(Other definitions for bat that I've seen before include "Night-flyer" , "The cricketer wields it" , "Creature" , "Pipistrelle" , "Wooden implement for cricket" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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