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Dad’s sister came in, fled and waved in the air (8)

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I believe the answer is:

flaunted

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'fled and waved in the air' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'dad's sister came in' is the wordplay.
'dad's sister' becomes 'aunt' (I've seen this in another clue).
'came' becomes 'fled' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'aunt' put inside 'fled' is 'FLAUNTED'.

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(Other definitions for flaunted that I've seen before include "Displayed ostentatiously or pretentiously" , "Displayed proudly or ostentatiously" , "Waved proudly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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