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Flying club (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bat

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This could be a double definition.

'flying' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'club' is the second definition.
(as in sporting equipment)

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(Other definitions for bat that I've seen before include "Cricket implement or flying mammal" , "The cricketer wields it" , "Nocturnal mouselike mammal" , "Cricketer; mammal" , "Night-flyer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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