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Articles restricted by airline – one maybe in hand (6)

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I believe the answer is:

banana

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'one maybe in hand' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

'articles restricted by airline' is the wordplay.
'articles' becomes 'anan' (the indefinite article 'an', twice).
'restricted by' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are restricted or trapped).
'airline' becomes 'BA' (British Airways).
'anan' going inside 'ba' is 'BANANA'.

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(Other definitions for banana that I've seen before include "plant" , "One out of hand" , "Fruit grown in hands" , "Tropical yellow fruit" , "6 Yellow fruit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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