Covering carried in short German aircraft (6)

I believe the answer is:

glider

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'aircraft' is the definition.
(glider is a kind of aircraft)

'covering carried in short german' is the wordplay.
'covering' becomes 'lid' (lid is a kind of covering).
'carried in' is an insertion indicator.
'short german' becomes 'ger' (abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'short' bit.**).
'lid' placed into 'ger' is 'GLIDER'.

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(Other definitions for glider that I've seen before include "quiet flier" , "Powerless aircraft" , "A sort of possum" , "taking flight?" , "Unpowered aircraft" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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