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Type that is for attack (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sortie

'attack' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'type that is' is the wordplay.
'type' becomes 'sort' (I've seen this before**).
'that is' becomes 'ie' ('i.e.' can be a synonym of 'that is').
'sort'+'ie'='SORTIE'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for sortie that I've seen before include "Military aircraft's flight" , "Short foray" , "Military foray" , "Military raid" , "Short trip; attack" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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