The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MALARKEY
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result MALARKEY
- A bird originally encountered in this writer’s nonsense
- Bull frolicked endlessly in late spring
- Early bird with egg initially laid in a month? Nonsense!
- Replacement of alarm essential – it’s absolute rubbish
- Cock bird getting closer to mate in springtime
- Frolic with energy in springtime — that’s nonsense!
- Ecstasy after bird is seen in spring month? Nonsense!
- Alarm spread by legend - empty talk
- Manly youth leader carrying chest? Nonsense
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The straight part
We know that "absolute rubbish" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case absolute rubbish = malarkey.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MALARKEY mean?
MALARKEY noun- (originally United States) Nonsense; rubbish.