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Conspiracy involving international jet-setter? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pilot

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'jet-setter?' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'conspiracy involving international' is the wordplay.
'conspiracy' becomes 'plot' (a conspiracy is a secret plot).
'involving' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'international' becomes 'i' (abbreviation eg in IMF).
'plot' placed around 'i' is 'PILOT'.

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(Other definitions for pilot that I've seen before include "Flier or helmsman" , "Plane flier" , "trial episode" , "Experimental scheme; flyer" , "Guide, flyer" .)

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