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RAF accepts doubtful UFO? (10)

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I believe the answer is:

spacecraft

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'ufo?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.

'raf accepts doubtful' is the wordplay.
'doubtful' indicates anagramming the letters.
'raf'+'accepts'='rafaccepts'
'rafaccepts' is an anagram of 'SPACECRAFT'.

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(Other definitions for spacecraft that I've seen before include "could be a UFO" , "Astronauts' vehicle" , "Challenger, perhaps" , "vehicle going well beyond its normal range" , "UFO perhaps" .)

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