Boston College athlete (5)
I believe the answer is:
eagle
'boston college athlete' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for eagle that I've seen before include "Bird of prey; former children's comic" , "part of round that's exceptional" , "Bald, golden, bird" , "King of birds" , "It normally takes two or three shots to shoot this" .)