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A Cirri far carter possibly has transport for planes (8,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aircraft carrier

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'transport for planes' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'a cirri far carter possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cirri'+'far'+'carter'='cirrifarcarter'
'cirrifarcarter' is an anagram of 'ircraftcarrier'.
'a'+'ircraftcarrier'='AIRCRAFT-CARRIER'

'has' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for aircraft carrier that I've seen before include "ship" , "warship" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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