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Plans about first of Indian aircrew (6)

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I believe the answer is:

pilots

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'plans about first of indian aircrew' is the definition.
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'plans about first of indian' is the wordplay.
'plans' becomes 'plots' (plotting is a kind of planning).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'first of indian' becomes 'i' (1st letter of 'indian').
'plots' enclosing 'i' is 'PILOTS'.

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(Other definitions for pilots that I've seen before include "Airmen" , "They operate flying controls" , "They operate aircraft" , "They fly planes or guide ships" , "They fly aircraft and guide ships into harbour" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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