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What might be appropriate in the air? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hijack

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'appropriate in the air?' is the definition.
'hijack' can be an answer for 'appropriate' (I've seen this before). I'm not sure about the 'in the air?' bit.

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for hijack that I've seen before include "Take over plane by force in flight" , "Steal en route" , "Illegal activity" , "Illegally commandeer and divert" , "Illegally seize control of (a plane/ship)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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