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Game over - curtains for suave heroic pilot (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

goose

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'heroic pilot' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'game over curtains for suave' is the wordplay.
'game' becomes 'go' (go is a board game).
'over' becomes 'o' (cricket abbreviation).
'curtains for' means to remove the middle letters (the edge letters are curtains around the word).
'suave' with its centre removed is 'se'.
'go'+'o'+'se'='GOOSE'

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(Other definitions for goose that I've seen before include "Gander" , "Supposedly foolish bird" , "Seasonal fare" , "Pimply state of the skin when cold or scared (with a bird)" , "Large water bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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