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Non-stop flight? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

escalator

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'flight?' is the definition.
(I have seen 'nonstop flight' mean 'escalator' so perhaps 'flight' could also mean 'escalator')

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(Other definitions for escalator that I've seen before include "it moves up and down" , "Mechanised staircase" , "Moving staircase" , "Moving stairway" , "Carol eats (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Irish News.
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