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Aircraft reportedly doing something impossible? It's straightforward! (5,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plain sailing

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'it's straightforward' is the definition.
(if something is plain sailing it's straightforward)

'aircraft reportedly doing something' is the wordplay.
'aircraft' becomes 'plane' (plane is a kind of aircraft).
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'doing something' becomes 'sailing' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'plane' sounds like 'plain'.
'plain'+'sailing'='PLAIN-SAILING'

'impossible?' acts as a link.
This may not be right. It may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for plain sailing that I've seen before include "Trouble-free progress" , "effortless progress" , "Smooth easy progress" , "Simple" , "Easy and unobstructed progress" .)

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