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Solver flying our helicopter (7,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hercule poirot

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'solver' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'flying our helicopter' is the wordplay.
'flying' indicates an anagram (letters fly around into new positions).
'our'+'helicopter'='ourhelicopter'
'ourhelicopter' anagrammed gives 'HERCULE POIROT'.

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(Other definitions for hercule poirot that I've seen before include "Fictional Belgian detective" , "Fabled detective" , "Christie's Belgian sleuth" , "Agatha Christie's detective" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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