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High fliers showing Christopher points (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kites

'high fliers' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'christopher points' is the wordplay.
'christopher' becomes 'Kit' (short for Christopher).
'points' becomes 'Es' (two compass points).
'kit'+'es'='KITES'

'showing' is the link.

(Other definitions for kites that I've seen before include "Large hawks or flying toys" , "More than one toy" , "They're flown in the wind at the end of a string" , "aircraft" , "Birds of prey - flying toys" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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