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Abandon plane? No, lie back! (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jettison

'abandon' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'plane? no lie back' is the wordplay.
'plane?' becomes 'jet' (jet plane).
'lie' becomes 'sit'.
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'no'+'sit'='nosit'
'nosit' back-to-front is 'tison'.
'jet'+'tison'='JETTISON'

(Other definitions for jettison that I've seen before include "Abandon, discard" , "Form of motor racing" , "Reject" , "Eject" , "Throw away (from ship or aeroplane?)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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