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Playing blinder, George Henry who flew to Paris? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lindbergh

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'playing blinder george henry who flew to paris?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'playing blinder george henry' is the wordplay.
'playing' is an anagram indicator.
'george' becomes 'g'.
'henry' becomes 'H' (symbol for the unit of electrical inductance).
'blinder' anagrammed gives 'lindber'.
'lindber'+'g'+'h'='LINDBERGH'

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(Other definitions for lindbergh that I've seen before include "First solo transatlantic aviator" , "He first flew the atlantic solo" , "Pilot" , "Charles -, first non-stop Atlantic flier" , "Charles -, US aviator" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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