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Bird,
exceptionally
smart,
hung
o’er
air
(8,7)
Bird, exceptionally smart, hung o’er air (8,7)
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How the clue works
The definition is Bird, referring to Montagu's Harrier, a type of bird of prey. The word "exceptionally" is the anagram indicator, and the fodder is "smart hung o'er air" — rearranging all those letters (S, M, A, R, T, H, U, N, G, O, E, R, A, I, R) gives you MONTAGUS HARRIER. A neat surface reading describing a clever bird hovering in the sky!