The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word AIRCRAFT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result AIRCRAFT
- They are empowered to go over our heads
- RAF’s requirement in demeanour and skill?
- A rarer critic troubled about RAF provision for planes
- Flier that shows cockney barber’s art
- Ship‘s service in Arctic rarer, I worked out
- Exhibit skill with kite perhaps
- How Branson got his business off the ground?
- Woman backs skill in flying machine
- Curve seen around one flat structure – that which could fly
- ...organised Fiat car at the border at last to catch a plane
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The straight part
We know that "provision for planes" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case provision for planes = aircraft.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does AIRCRAFT mean?
AIRCRAFT noun- A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift