Paper plane out of an illustration (7)

I believe the answer is:

example

'illustration' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'paper plane out of an' is the wordplay.
'paper' becomes 'exam' (exam paper).
'out of' is a deletion indicator.
'plane' with 'an' taken out is 'ple'.
'exam'+'ple'='EXAMPLE'

(Other definitions for example that I've seen before include "lesson" , "not the actual version" , "Instance - pattern" , "Instance or illustration" , "Precedent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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