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Tilt, then tilt upward, front of plane (7)

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I believe the answer is:

cockpit

'front of plane' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'tilt then tilt upward' is the wordplay.
'tilt' becomes 'cock' (cocking is a kind of tilting).
'then' says to put letters next to each other.
'tilt' becomes 'tip' (synonyms).
'upward' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in a down clue, letters go up).
'tip' back-to-front is 'pit'.
'cock'+'pit'='COCKPIT'

(Other definitions for cockpit that I've seen before include "position on board" , "Main venue" , "Compartment for aircraft pilot" , "flying from here" , "not suitable for a hen party" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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