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Gain altitude using carbon wing, perhaps (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

climb

'gain altitude' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'carbon wing perhaps' is the wordplay.
'carbon' becomes 'c' (C is the chemical symbol for carbon).
'wing perhaps' becomes 'limb' (wing is a kind of limb).
'c'+'limb'='CLIMB'

'using' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for climb that I've seen before include "Go upwards" , "Move upwards, ascend" , "Go up - scale" , "Soar" , "Get higher" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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