Would such a squad move as a squadron? (6)
I believe the answer is:
flying
'a squadron?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'would such a squad move as' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'move' could be 'fly' (flying is a kind of moving) and 'fly' is located in the answer.
'as' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'g' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for flying that I've seen before include "Moving quickly" , "Moving fast as in the air" , "Airborne" , "High speed steam engine (1923)" , "Journeying through the air, maybe with Ryanair" .)