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Shows trendy balloon (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

airship

'balloon' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'shows trendy' is the wordplay.
'shows' becomes 'airs' (shows on TV).
'trendy' becomes 'hip' (I've seen this in another clue).
'airs'+'hip'='AIRSHIP'

(Other definitions for airship that I've seen before include "need approval from CAA" , "Lighter-than-air craft" , "something hovering above?" , "Zeppelin, for example" , "Conveyance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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