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Reportedly auction unmarked aircraft (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sailplane

'aircraft' is the definition.
(sailplane is a kind of aircraft)

'reportedly auction unmarked' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'auction' becomes 'sale' (I've seen this before).
'unmarked' becomes 'plane' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'sale' sounds like 'sail'.
'sail'+'plane'='SAILPLANE'

(Other definitions for sailplane that I've seen before include "Glider" , "Aircraft" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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