Reckon car mangled bird (9)

I believe the answer is:

corncrake

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

'reckon car mangled' is the wordplay.
'mangled' indicates an anagram.
'reckon'+'car'='reckoncar'
'reckoncar' is an anagram of 'CORNCRAKE'.

(Other definitions for corncrake that I've seen before include "Bird" , "kind of rail" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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