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It would be dangerous for show­man to do this in a plane (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spitfire

'plane' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for spitfire that I've seen before include "Fighter aircraft in WWII" , "Ill-tempered sort" , "Famous RAF fighter" , "British fighter plane of WW2, or a fiery-tempered person" , "Hot-tempered person or British plane in WW2" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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