Hawks playing AFL with non-pros (7)

I believe the answer is:

falcons

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'hawks' is the definition.
(falcon is a kind of hawk)

'playing afl with non-pros' is the wordplay.
'playing' indicates an anagram.
'with non pros' becomes 'cons' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'afl' is an anagram of 'fal'.
'fal'+'cons'='FALCONS'

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(Another definition for falcons that I've seen is " Strange clans of birds of prey".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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