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Biplane got the rim tangled (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tiger moth

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'biplane' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'got the rim tangled' is the wordplay.
'tangled' is an anagram indicator.
'got'+'the'+'rim'='gottherim'
'gottherim' is an anagram of 'TIGER-MOTH'.

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(Other definitions for tiger moth that I've seen before include "Woolly bear" , "producer of woolly bears" , "this one has brightly-coloured wings" , "Plane" , "Spotted flyer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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