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Admire 'Knight and Day', title of Sky pilot (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reverend

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'title of sky pilot' is the definition.
'Reverend' can be an answer for 'title' (Reverend is an example). I am not certain of the 'of sky pilot' bit.

'admire knight and day' is the wordplay.
'admire' becomes 'revere' (I've seen this in another clue).
'knight' becomes 'N' (chess abbreviation).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'day' becomes 'd' (abbreviation for day).
'revere'+'n'+'d'='REVEREND'

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(Other definitions for reverend that I've seen before include "Minister" , "Priest" , "Title of respect for a member of the clergy" , "Cleric's title" , "Priest's title" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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