Did it die due to the repeated urge to perform? (4)
I believe the answer is:
dodo
'did it die due to' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'repeated urge to perform?' is the wordplay.
'repeated urge' becomes 'do' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to perform?' becomes 'do' (both can mean complete an action).
'do'+'do'='DODO'
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dodo that I've seen before include "Large extinct bird" , "one finished?" , "Bird (whose style of very out of fashion)" , "Old-fashioned person" , "Ultra-conservative" .)