High-flyer with ego we all knocked about (5,3)

I believe the answer is:

eagle owl

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'high-flyer' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'ego we all knocked about' is the wordplay.
'ego we all' can be anagrammed to 'EAGLE OWL'.
But, I am not clear how this is indicated.

'with' is the link.

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(Other definitions for eagle owl that I've seen before include "Large bird of prey" , "flyer" .)

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