Miss the mark with spoonerisms out of professionalism (4)
I believe the answer is:
fail
'miss' is the definition.
(failing is a kind of missing)
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fail that I've seen before include "Break down" , "Be unsuccessful, say in exam" , "collapse" , "Stop working properly" , "Let down" .)