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Fail to stop on the runway having recovered from fire (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overshoot

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'fail to stop' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'recovered from fire' is the wordplay.
'recovered from' becomes 'over' (as in being over an illness).
'fire' becomes 'shoot' (shooting is a kind of firing).
'over'+'shoot'='OVERSHOOT'

'on the runway having' is the link.
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(Other definitions for overshoot that I've seen before include "Go past unintentionally" , "Go past the mark" , "Go beyond the intended target" , "Taxi too much, perhaps" , "Go too far" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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