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High-flyers must have raw rice boiled (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aircrew

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'high-flyers must' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'raw rice boiled' is the wordplay.
'boiled' indicates anagramming the letters.
'raw'+'rice'='rawrice'
'rawrice' with letters rearranged gives 'AIRCREW'.

'have' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for aircrew that I've seen before include "Hostesses etc" , "Pilot and his team" , "Pilot and assistants" , "Pilots, stewards, etc" , "flyers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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