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For fliers, a half pint is plenty (6)

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I believe the answer is:

pilots

'for fliers' is the definition.
(pilot is a kind of flier)

'a half pint is plenty' is the wordplay.
'a half' indicates taking half.
'is plenty' becomes 'lots' (I've seen this before).
'pint' halved is 'pi'.
'pi'+'lots'='PILOTS'

(Other definitions for pilots that I've seen before include "They fly aircraft and guide ships into harbour" , "Aircraft operators" , "Shepherds" , "Airmen" , "They guide ships in and out of harbours" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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