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Set out to fight with Dutch flight attendant (7)

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I believe the answer is:

steward

'flight attendant' is the definition.
('steward' can be a synonym of 'flight attendant')

'set out to fight with dutch' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'to fight' becomes 'war' (warring is a kind of fighting**).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'dutch' becomes 'd' (common abbreviation).
'set' is an anagram of 'ste'.
'ste'+'war'+'d'='STEWARD'

(Other definitions for steward that I've seen before include "Official at function" , "Airline cabin worker" , "Official at event" , "Ship's officer" , "Waiter; estate manager" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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