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A fury flies up with consort high above the ground (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aerially

'high above the ground' is the definition.

'a fury flies up with consort' is the wordplay.
'fury' becomes 'ire' (I've seen this before).
'flies up' is a reversal indicator.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'consort' becomes 'ally' (both can mean to work or associate with).
'ire' backwards is 'eri'.
'a'+'eri'+'ally'='AERIALLY'

(Other definitions for aerially that I've seen before include "by helicopter, perhaps" , "In the air" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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