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Control for driver at altitude, maybe? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cruise

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'control' is the definition.
(cruise control is a kind of control)

'driver at altitude maybe?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'maybe?' could be 'i' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'i' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'cruse' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for cruise that I've seen before include "Holiday at sea" , "Sail to and fro" , "Tom, say" , "Pleasure trip; type of missile" , "journey" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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