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Raw rice cooked for those on the flight deck (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aircrew

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'those on the flight deck' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'raw rice cooked' is the wordplay.
'cooked' indicates an anagram (letters cooked into a new form).
'raw'+'rice'='rawrice'
'rawrice' anagrammed gives 'AIRCREW'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for aircrew that I've seen before include "Flying personnel" , "Staff manning a plane" , "Regular high fliers" , "busy flier" , "Flight personnel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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