The Police out on tour at last – it might take off (10)

I believe the answer is:

helicopter

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'it might take off' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'the police out on tour at last' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'at last' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'tour' is 'r'.
'the'+'police'='thepolice'
'thepolice' is an anagram of 'helicopte'.
'helicopte'+'r'='HELICOPTER'

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(Other definitions for helicopter that I've seen before include "This can be used to transport" , "aircraft" , "One equipped with blades" , "surveillance equipment" , "Triple echo (anag) - form of air transport" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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