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Flight landing in the middle of widest air strip (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stairs

'flight' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'in the middle of widest air strip' is the wordplay.
'in the middle of' indicates a hidden word.
'STAIRS' is hidden in the letters of 'widest air strip'.

'landing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stairs that I've seen before include "Interior means of ascent" , "A set of rising steps" , "Flights of steps" , "A flight of indoor steps" , "Series of steps" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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