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Art is performed for part of flight (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stair

'part of flight' is the definition.
(as in a flight of stairs)

'art is performed' is the wordplay.
'performed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'art'+'is'='artis'
'artis' anagrammed gives 'STAIR'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stair that I've seen before include "Indoor step" , "Tarsi (anag)" , "single step in a series" , "One step in a series" , "Set of steps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express and The Mirror.
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