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What can relieve the gloom of strike during journey by air (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flashlight

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'what can relieve the gloom' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'strike during journey by air' is the wordplay.
'strike' becomes 'lash' (lashing is a kind of striking).
'during' is an insertion indicator.
'journey by air' becomes 'flight' (I've seen this before).
'lash' inserted inside 'flight' is 'FLASHLIGHT'.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for flashlight that I've seen before include "shiner" , "Beamer" , "that's illuminating" , "Electric torch" , "It may be needed to see" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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