Of fliers, one of the crowd? (4)
I believe the answer is:
crow
'of fliers one' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'crowd?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'crowd?' could be 'c' and 'c' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'row' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'of the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for crow that I've seen before include "Bird - birdcall" , "Large black bird" , "shout in triumph" , "one often getting stoned!" , "Boast gloatingly, American Indian" .)