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Group of nine a danger for aerialists (5)

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I believe the answer is:

nonet

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'group of nine' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a danger for aerialists' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' could be 'one' and 'one' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for nonet that I've seen before include "Musical composition -- tonne (anag)" , "Band of nine?" , "Piece for nine performers" , "Tonne (anag.); music for a group" , "Piece of music for nine" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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