Touches down (5)
I believe the answer is:
lands
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">touches down</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lands that I've seen before include "Alights" , "Obtains" , "Comes ashore" , "See 21" .)