Game birds seen by bishop (5)
I believe the answer is:
bowls
'game' is the definition.
(I know that bowls is a type of bowling)
'birds seen by bishop' is the wordplay.
'birds' becomes 'owls' (owl is a kind of bird).
'seen by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'bishop' becomes 'B' (chess abbreviation).
'owls' after 'b' is 'BOWLS'.
(Other definitions for bowls that I've seen before include "Kitchen vessels" , "Kitchen pots for storing" , "Rolls smoothly along the ground" , "Game played on green" , "Containers for fruit" .)