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Ground plane ready for boarding here? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gate

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This might be a double definition.

'ground' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'plane ready for boarding here?' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for gate that I've seen before include "Field entrance" , "Narrow opening" , "Entrance (money)" , "Movable opening" , "Number attending" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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