Say A380 flying near a Pole (9)
I believe the answer is:
aeroplane
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">say a380</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(A380 is a type of aeroplane)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">flying near a pole</span>' is the wordplay.<br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">flying</span>' indicates anagramming the letters.<br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">near</span>'+'<span class="explanation-format__original">a</span>'+'<span class="explanation-format__original">pole</span>'='<span class="explanation-format__intermediate">nearapole</span>'<br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__intermediate">nearapole</span>' anagrammed gives '<span class="explanation-format__answer">AEROPLANE</span>'.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for aeroplane that I've seen before include "Flying craft" , "Spitfire, for example" , "Lancaster?" , "Flying machine" , "What taxis" .)