Finishes with Maria drinking alcohol in flipping view of high flyers (6)

I believe the answer is:

eagles

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'flyers' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for eagles that I've seen before include "They nest in eyries" , "Such raptors" , "Soaring birds of prey (6)" , "rock group?" , "Golf scores of two under par" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).

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