The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EYAS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result EYAS
- Young hawk and first eaglet, for example, soaring
- Very young hawk, unconstrained, tail up
- Old-fashioned musket, a feature of Plassey assuredly
- Unfledged bird always reared in centre of nest
- Hawk always returns south
- Hawk for example circling round by far edge of lake
- Young bird, for instance, soaring to east
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The straight part
We know that "Young hawk" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case young hawk = eyas.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does EYAS mean?
EYAS noun- A young hawk or falcon in the nest, or that has not yet fledged, especially one that will be trained for falconry.