Ditch in damaged World War Two fighter (7)

I believe the answer is:

chindit

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'fighter' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Burmese fighter' mean 'chindit' so perhaps 'fighter' could also mean 'chindit')

'ditch in damaged' is the wordplay.
'damaged' is an anagram indicator.
'ditch'+'in'='ditchin'
'ditchin' is an anagram of 'CHINDIT'.

'world war two' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for chindit that I've seen before include "Burmese fighter" , "WW2 soldier" , "WW2 allied commando in Burma" , "Old fighter in Burma" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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