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Russian fighter helping people moving (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

migration

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'people moving' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'russian fighter helping' is the wordplay.
'russian fighter' becomes 'MiG' (Russian fighter plane manufacturer).
'helping' becomes 'ration' (a ration is a serving or helping).
'mig'+'ration'='MIGRATION'

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(Other definitions for migration that I've seen before include "Mass movement" , "The movement of people or animals from one locality to another" , "Seasonal movement of animals or birds" , "Periodic movement of groups of animals" , "Roaming it? (anagram)" .)

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