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US plane for ground, ocean or fire (3,5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

air force one

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'us plane' is the definition.
'air force one' can be an answer for 'plane' (I have seen 'Presidential plane' mean 'air force one' so perhaps 'plane' could also mean 'air force one'). I am not sure about the 'us' bit.

'ground ocean or fire' is the wordplay.
'ground' indicates an anagram ('grind' the letters into a new form).
'ocean'+'or'+'fire'='oceanorfire'
'oceanorfire' is an anagram of 'AIR FORCE ONE'.

'for' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for air force one that I've seen before include "Film" , "VIP transport" , "US presidential plane" .)

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