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Soldier in WW2 plane — a good person baling out (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lancer

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'soldier' is the definition.
(I know that lancer is a type of Trooper)

'ww2 plane a good person baling out' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for lancer that I've seen before include "Cavalry soldier" , "Spearman (as in dance?)" , "Former cavalryman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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