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Wing perhaps composed of aileron mostly (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aerofoil

'wing perhaps' is the definition.
(wing is a kind of aerofoil)

'composed of aileron mostly' is the wordplay.
'composed' indicates an anagram.
'mostly' means to remove the last letter.
'of'+'aileron'='ofaileron'
'ofaileron' with its final letter taken off is 'ofailero'.
'ofailero' anagrammed gives 'AEROFOIL'.

(Other definitions for aerofoil that I've seen before include "Curved lifting surface" , "Structure offering lift" , "that may improve grip" , "Part of aircraft designed to give lift" , "Lifting section" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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