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Light in flight? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pilot

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This could be a double definition.

'light in' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'flight?' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for pilot that I've seen before include "Guide, steer" , "Trial broadcast" , "-- Whale; -- light" , "who shows the way?" , "He steers ship or plane" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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