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Warning — abridged Hitchcock film is of little value (3,3,5)

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I believe the answer is:

for the birds

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'of little value' is the definition.
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'warning abridged hitchcock film' is the wordplay.
'warning' becomes 'fore' (used to warn of airborne balls on a golf course).
'abridged' means to remove the last letter.
'hitchcock film' becomes 'the birds' (Alfred Hitchcock film).
'fore' with its final letter taken off is 'for'.
'for'+'thebirds'='FOR THE BIRDS'

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(Other definitions for for the birds that I've seen before include "Might corn be" , "easily discarded?" , "Trivial" , "contemptible" , "Deserving of disdain (slang)" .)

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