The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FALCONER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result FALCONER
- Excited calf runs round a certain bird handler
- Hawker originally flies a recluse across Cape
- Knot clean for bird trainer
- Unusually clean for someone who works with predator
- Fellow, a solitary person going round about — or one with a flighty type?
- Bird trainer once working between one river and another
- Hawker's rum a farce, Colonel's deprived of solace
- Almost half of Alcatraz united, enthralled by French bird man?
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The straight part
We know that "someone who works with predator" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case someone who works with predator = falconer.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.
What does FALCONER mean?
FALCONER noun- A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey for taking birds or game.
- One who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.