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In the process of fitting in the answers. Does one of the words in the grid follow the pattern ?S?M? Or have I gone wrong?

Yes, it does, Poacher.

Looking for help with Fabulous bird easily being tailed (4). Has an extra word. Begins with H, I or J

The definition is the first 2 words. One I had never heard of but it is in Bradfords .

Mshealey, Definition is 'Fabulous bird' - not one I've heard previously. 'a being', noun, minus the last letter.

Thankyou guys. Now found. I’d never heard of it before either.

Woke up convinced that the penny had dropped while slumbering. As so often, a false dawn. It would be good to know whether the highlighting is one straight line of contiguous cells. The odd lights in row 9 have not helped, alas, though doubtless mighty will be the eventual kicking.

jockie, The highlighting is a straight line of 10 contiguous cells and in a well used manner.
Considering that the theme is close to my heart, only by discovering the highlighting led me to the seven unclued entries. I thought this was a marvellous and very tricky puzzle to crack. Getting the instruction was needlessly laborious though.

Jockie, I found the name by Googling the message with what I guessed to be 2d and 4d.

Why didn’t I think of that, Mattrom? Now for EV.