A birdie flies in this (9)

I believe the answer is:

badminton

(Other definitions for badminton that I've seen before include "A sport; Beaufort seat" , "Racket sport" , "Racket game with shuttlecock" , "One sport" , "in which rackets are involved" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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