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Aircraft at the end of the flight in the sky (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

planet

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'flight in the sky' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both natural objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'aircraft at the end of' is the wordplay.
'aircraft' becomes 'plane' (plane is a kind of aircraft).
'the end of' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'at' is 't'.
'plane'+'t'='PLANET'

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for planet that I've seen before include "Large celestial body" , "Sun's orbiter" , "Earth perhaps" , "Celestial body orbiting round a star" , "massive revolver" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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