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He had high-flying ambition but became unstuck (6)

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I believe the answer is:

icarus

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'he had high-flying ambition but became unstuck' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'he' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'he' could be 'car' and 'car' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for icarus that I've seen before include "In Greek myth, he flew too close to the sun and died" , "He was killed flying" , "His false wings melted" , "He died flying" , "One whose wings melted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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