Like photos taken from helicopters (6)

I believe the answer is:

aerial

(Other definitions for aerial that I've seen before include "Rod for receiving radio waves" , "Device for radio transmissions" , "Device to send and receive radio signals" , "Antenna for capturing radio or TV signals" , "Antenna for attracting signals" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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