Succeed in hearing 'Bye Bye Birdie'? (3,2)
I believe the answer is:
cut it
'succeed' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'hearing 'bye bye birdie'?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'birdie'?' could be 'tit' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'tit' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cut it that I've seen before include "downsizing computer department?" , "manage" , "Meet standards" , "met requirements" , "Succeed" .)