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Reportedly, fuel needed for one taking flight across seas (6)

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I believe the answer is:

petrel

'for one taking flight across seas' is the definition.
(type of bird)

'reportedly fuel' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'fuel' becomes 'petrol' (petrol is a kind of fuel).
'petrol' sounds like 'PETREL'.

'needed' is the link.

(Other definitions for petrel that I've seen before include "Mother Carey's chicken" , "18's [BIRD]" , "Seabird sounds like fuel" , "Bird of storms at sea" , "Seabird (that may be stormy)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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