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Fly with squadron leader, stop coming in low (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mosquito

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

'squadron leader stop coming in low' is the wordplay.
'leader' indicates taking the first letters.
'stop' becomes 'quit' ('quit' can be a synonym of 'stop'**).
'coming in' is an insertion indicator.
'low' becomes 'moo' ('moo' can be a synonym of 'low').
The initial letter of 'squadron' is 's'.
's'+'quit'='squit'
'squit' going into 'moo' is 'MOSQUITO'.

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for mosquito that I've seen before include "British WWII multi-role combat aircraft" , "Insect, the female of which sucks blood" , "Disease-bearing insect" , "Disease-bearing fly" , "Malaria transmitter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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