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Flighty fellows? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

airmen

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'flighty fellows?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'flighty fellows?' is the wordplay.
'flighty' becomes 'air' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'fellows?' becomes 'men' (fellow can mean a man).
'air'+'men'='AIRMEN'

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(Other definitions for airmen that I've seen before include "Red Arrows" , "Those flying" , "Male aviators" , "they take off from the ground" , "Chaps needing to take off" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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