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Flying danger has new sort of twin-set (6)

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I believe the answer is:

tsetse

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'flying danger has new sort' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'twin-set' is the wordplay.
'twin' shows that letters should be duplicated.
'set' becomes 'tse' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'tse' doubled is 'TSETSE'.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tsetse that I've seen before include "flies" , "African transmitter" , "bloodsucker" , "cause of sleepiness?" , "fly across Africa" .)

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