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Classic high flier who came unstuck (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

icarus

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'classic high flier' is the definition.
'icarus' can be an answer for 'flier' (I have seen 'Foolhardy flier ' mean 'icarus' so perhaps 'flier' could also mean 'icarus'). I'm unsure of the 'classic high' bit.

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for icarus that I've seen before include "he drowned" , "High-flyer in Greek mythology" , "Daedalus's son" , "In Greek myth, he flew too close to the sun and died" , "Ill-fated flyer of myth" .)

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