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Get up right after part of flight (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

riser

'part of flight' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'get up right after' is the wordplay.
'get up' becomes 'rise' (synonyms).
'right' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'rise'+'r'='RISER'

(Other definitions for riser that I've seen before include "Section of flight" , "Vertical upward pipe" , "A bit of a flight" , "Vertical pipe in a building" , "He gets up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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