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Wagtail landed (4)

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alit

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'landed' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for alit that I've seen before include "got off" , "Settled" , "Came down to earth" , "Climbed down from" , "Landed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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