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Skybound risk taker I see during match point (4,5)

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I believe the answer is:

test pilot

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'skybound risk taker i' is the definition.
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'see during match point' is the wordplay.
'see' becomes 'lo' (archaic exclamation meaning 'look!').
'during' is an insertion indicator.
'match' becomes 'test' (as in a test match in cricket).
'point' becomes 'pit' (pit is a kind of point).
'test'+'pit'='testpit'
'lo' put into 'testpit' is 'TEST-PILOT'.

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(Other definitions for test pilot that I've seen before include "Alan Shepard once?" , "One might check bombers" , "Highly dangerous job" , "highflying expert" , "Stop title (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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