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Airline with no snake! (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

boa

'snake' is the definition.
(boa is a kind of snake)

'airline with no' is the wordplay.
'airline' becomes 'ba' (British Airways).
'with' is an insertion indicator.
'no' becomes 'o' (resembles 0 - 'no' can mean 'zero').
'ba' placed around 'o' is 'BOA'.

(Other definitions for boa that I've seen before include "Python" , "One with scaly body" , "that's dangerous for South Americans" , "strangler" , "Large reptile" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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