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Flying ace, pilot of a lyrical bent (8)

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I believe the answer is:

poetical

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'a lyrical bent' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'flying ace pilot' is the wordplay.
'flying' indicates an anagram (letters fly around into new positions).
'ace'+'pilot'='acepilot'
'acepilot' is an anagram of 'POETICAL'.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for poetical that I've seen before include "Relating to verse" , "Sort of licence given to rhymester" , "Kind of licence" , "Lyrical" , "Ace pilot (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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