The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 4 letter word SUPER BOWL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SUPER BOWL
- Reserve restrains a flyer in game
- Big game hunter’s ultimate weapon: pulse’s erratic holding it?
- Big game hunter who’d kill mice, by choice
- American turned through arch and left big sports event
- Big game‘s excellent winger
- Gorgeous bird seen at championship game in America
- One who’s wise following grand American sporting event
- Great bird that hunts big game
- Great nocturnal hunter's sporting event
- Hooter goes at end of great championship game
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The straight part
We know that "Big game" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case big game = super bowl.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.