Flying of crane interrupted by large bird handler (8)
I believe the answer is:
falconer
'handler' is the definition.
(I know that falconer is a type of handler)
'flying of crane interrupted by large' is the wordplay.
'flying' indicates anagramming the letters (letters fly around into new positions).
'interrupted by' is an insertion indicator.
'large' becomes 'L' (eg in clothes sizes).
'of'+'crane'='ofcrane'
'ofcrane' is an anagram of 'faconer'.
'faconer' placed around 'l' is 'FALCONER'.
'bird' is the link.
This may not be correct. It may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for falconer that I've seen before include "Person with bird on his arm" , "One who breeds or hunts with birds of prey" , "Sportsman using bird of prey" , "Trainer of hunting hawks" , "Clean for bird trainer, say peregrine" .)