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One enters scheme to become navigator (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pilot

'navigator' is the definition.
(I know that pilot is a type of navigator)

'one enters scheme' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'enters' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'scheme' becomes 'plot' (plot is a kind of scheme).
'i' placed inside 'plot' is 'PILOT'.

'to become' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pilot that I've seen before include "Navigate" , "Captain of plane or boat" , "One-off programme" , "Airman" , "Steer, test (scheme)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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