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Bearing left for Luton, possibly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

airport

'luton possibly' is the definition.
(London Luton Airport)

'bearing left' is the wordplay.
'bearing' becomes 'air' (both can mean an attitude or pose).
'left' becomes 'port' (left side of a ship - opposite of starboard).
'air'+'port'='AIRPORT'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for airport that I've seen before include "Charles de Gaulle, for instance" , "duty-free location?" , "Traveller terminus" , "Fliers' terminus" , "Eg, Heathrow" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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