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Wader, on deserting one grazer (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ibis

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'wader' is the definition.
(I know that ibis is a type of wader)

'deserting one grazer' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'one' could be 'i' (Roman numeral) and 'i' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'bis' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'on' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ibis that I've seen before include "leggy bird" , "Eastern" , "Wader once sacred in Egypt" , "Near-colourless mineral" , "Type of bird" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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