The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HELIPORT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HELIPORT
- Aircraft base he left, then I left
- Where choppers found cutting into the lip or tongue
- Pilot and her new aircraft stationed here
- Her pilot, going astray, finds somewhere to land
- Landing place one left after finals in British private school
- Her pilot crashes in flying base
- Butcher hit rope holding lamb’s head, where chopper comes down
- Front of hotel priest has left — place to fly away from
- Alarmingly out of breath Panther pilot finds where to land
- The man left one wine in shipping terminal
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The straight part
We know that "where chopper comes down" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case where chopper comes down = heliport.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does HELIPORT mean?
HELIPORT noun- A facility, such as a small airport, designed to let helicopters take off and land.