The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CHOPPER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result CHOPPER
- Policeman has hours in helicopter
- Hard to penetrate metal – here’s an axe
- Policeman circling hospital in helicopter
- Police officer bagging husband's axe
- Husband getting in metal flying machine
- Policeman seizes Hungarian leader’s weapon
- Conservative bounder is a prick
- Constable arrests Henry The Mad Axeman
- Pop out in Burlesque star’s helicopter
- Air transport that’s used by a lumberjack
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The straight part
We know that "Air transport" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case air transport = chopper.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CHOPPER mean?
CHOPPER noun- A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.
- A knife for chopping food.
- A crude tool with an irregular cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side of a stone.
- A thick mitten, usually with yellow leather on the outside.
- The penis.
- A type of road motorcycle, especially as used by biker/bikie gangs.
- An assault rifle, especially a fully-automatic one (e.g. an AK-47).
- Any of various electronic switches used to interrupt one signal under the control of another.
- The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
- A helicopter.
- To travel or transport by helicopter.