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Airmen heading north for miles (3)

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I believe the answer is:

far

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'airmen heading north for miles' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'airmen heading north' is the wordplay.
'airmen' becomes 'raf'.
'heading north' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'raf' reversed gives 'FAR'.

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(Other definitions for far that I've seen before include "A long, long way to go" , "At a great distance way" , "Very much" , "Distant" , "Remote" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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