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These empowered to go over our heads? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

aircraft

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'our heads?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'these empowered to go' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'go' could be 'raft' (rafting is a kind of going) and 'raft' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'over' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for aircraft that I've seen before include "means of transport" , "Vehicle that can fly" , "Helicopters, gliders, etc." , "Eg, plane, helicopter, etc" , "Planes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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