Cryptic crossword clue
Here’s how to get the bird: do badly with study, forgetting one’s lines 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FALCONRY

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What does FALCONRY mean?

FALCONRY noun
  1. The sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey, especially falcons and hawks.

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