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One tested bomb aboard chopper heading north east (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

examinee

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'one tested' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'bomb aboard chopper heading north east' is the wordplay.
'bomb' becomes 'mine' (I've seen this before).
'aboard' indicates putting letters inside.
'chopper' becomes 'axe' (I've seen this before).
'heading north' is a reversal indicator.
'east' becomes 'e' (synonyms).
'axe' backwards is 'exa'.
'exa'+'e'='exae'
'mine' going into 'exae' is 'EXAMINEE'.

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(Other definitions for examinee that I've seen before include "one facing Test" , "GCSE entrant" , "Test taker" , "One's tested" , "Person who's tested" .)

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