Aircraft's emergency device (9)

I believe the answer is:

parachute

(Other definitions for parachute that I've seen before include "Drop from plane" , "Eat up char for something to break your fall" , "Devise for making descent from an airplane" , "Equipment for making a descent from an airplane" , "Equipment to break a fall from the sky" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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