Soaring (5)
I believe the answer is:
aloft
'soaring' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for aloft that I've seen before include "as 1 ac [PEGASUS] was?" , "Up in the air, high above" , "Above - on top" , "At a considerable height" , "Skyward" .)