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Discarded material from planes in the morning (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jetsam

'discarded material' is the definition.

'planes in the morning' is the wordplay.
'planes' becomes 'jets' (jet is a kind of plane).
'in the morning' becomes 'am' (AM on a clock).
'jets'+'am'='JETSAM'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for jetsam that I've seen before include "Goods thrown overboard and washed up on shore" , "Stuff cast overboard" , "lost cargo" , "Goods jettisoned from a ship and washed up on shore" , "Flotsam and --" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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