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Good fortune for aviator (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pilot

'aviator' is the definition.
(pilot is a kind of aviator)

'good fortune' is the wordplay.
'good' becomes 'pi' (I've seen this in other clues).
'fortune' becomes 'lot' ('lot' can be a synonym of 'fortune').
'pi'+'lot'='PILOT'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pilot that I've seen before include "trial episode" , "Controller of aircraft" , "Plane flyer" , "Plane operator" , "One who brings a vessel into port" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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