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Cares a lot about powered flight (9)

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escalator

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'powered flight' is the definition.
'escalator' can be an answer for 'flight' (I have seen 'nonstop flight' mean 'escalator' so perhaps 'flight' could also mean 'escalator'). I'm not certain of the 'powered' bit.

'cares a lot about' is the wordplay.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'cares'+'a'+'lot'='caresalot'
'caresalot' is an anagram of 'ESCALATOR'.

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(Other definitions for escalator that I've seen before include "Carol eats (anag.)" , "Moving stairway" , "Moving stairs" , "financial clause" , "nonstop flight" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.
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