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A Yank raised total weight of aircraft (3-2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

all-up

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'total weight of aircraft' is the definition.
'all up' can be an answer for 'total' (I've seen this before). I'm not sure about the 'weight of aircraft' bit.

'a yank raised' is the wordplay.
'yank' becomes 'pull' (I've seen this in another clue).
'raised' is a reversal indicator (going up in a down clue).
'pull' in reverse letter order is 'llup'.
'a'+'llup'='ALL-UP'

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(Other definitions for all-up that I've seen before include "(Of loaded aircraft) total (weight)" , "(Of weight) inclusive of passengers, cargo, fuel" , "(Of aircraft weight) including everything" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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