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Feats from retired airmen one moved along (8)

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I believe the answer is:

exploits

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'feats' is the definition.
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'from retired airmen one moved along' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'from' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is found in the answer.
'retired' could be 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime) and 'ex' is located in the answer.
'one' could be 'i' (Roman numeral) and 'i' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for exploits that I've seen before include "Manipulates someone to one's own advantage" , "Unfairly uses" , "Takes advantage of - daring deeds?" , "Bold or daring feats" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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