Fighter pilot, e.g. (3)

I believe the answer is:

ace

(Other definitions for ace that I've seen before include "Tennis winner" , "rare driving result?" , "1" , "One or 11 in cards" , "Single unit on playing cards" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.

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