German university students get the flyer (4)
I believe the answer is:
gull
'flyer' is the definition.
(I know that gull is a type of seabird)
'german university students' is the wordplay.
'german' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'university' becomes 'u' (abbreviation for university).
'students' becomes 'll' (two abbreviations for learner).
'g'+'u'+'ll'='GULL'
'get the' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gull that I've seen before include "Aquatic bird with long pointed wings" , "Rook - bird of the sea" , "Delude - seabird" , "Fool - bird" , "Seabird - fool" .)