Sweet run for Enola Gay? (6)

I believe the answer is:

bomber

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'sweet' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for bomber that I've seen before include "military plane" , "It may be smoked" , "Military aircraft" , "Aircraft designed to drop high explosives" , "warplane" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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