Coming down with uniform to runway (7,5)

I believe the answer is:

landing strip

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'runway' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'coming down with uniform' is the wordplay.
'coming down' becomes 'landing' (I've seen this before).
'with uniform' becomes 'strip' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'landing'+'strip'='LANDING-STRIP'

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(Other definitions for landing strip that I've seen before include "Small airfield" , "Runway" , "Where fighter comes in" , "down-to-earth way?" , "A basic airfield" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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