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Fun for fliers (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

larks

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'fliers' is the definition.
(lark is a kind of bird)

'fun for' is the wordplay.
'fun' becomes 'lark' (I've seen this before).
'for' becomes 's' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'lark'+'s'='LARKS'

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(Other definitions for larks that I've seen before include "Small songbirds" , "Early birds" , "guys" , "High jinks" , "Birds; fun" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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