Closing date - 10 January
ANIMAL
Run on like Peter or Kathie on the rebound (3)
BIRD
Verbalizing the beats in music (including Rhythm'n' Blues) (4,7)
Reed WaRBler fits and has R and B but I can't see why.
INSECT OR CREEPY-CRAWLY
So called because it eats, shoots and leaves (4)
Shades of Lynne Truss! SLUG is a round of ammunition in a gun, but somebody, I hope, will be able to parse it or come up with a better solution.
And no, I'm not a robot, I promise