As taken by a parachutist? (6,4)

'parachutist?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'as taken by a' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'as' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is found in the answer.
'a' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?