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Craft songs about sides in English (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

airliners

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'sides in english' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'craft songs' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'craft' could be 'liner' (liner is a kind of craft) and 'liner' is found within the answer.
'songs' could be 'airs' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'airs' is present in the leftover letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'about' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for airliners that I've seen before include "Fleet" , "Passengers travel in them" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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