Cryptic crossword clue
Engineer takes flight stages again 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RERUNS

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The straight part
We know that "stages again" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stages again = reruns.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does RERUNS mean?

RERUNS noun
  1. A television program shown after its initial presentation — particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a repeat.
  2. Another printing run (impression; batch of copies of a given edition) of a book, cartoon, etc.
  3. A political candidate who holds the same political agenda or doctrine as a past or incumbent holder of a given political office.
  4. A second or subsequent run of a program.
RERUNS verb
  1. To run (a previously broadcast television program) again.
  2. To run (a race) again.
  3. To run (a computer program) again.

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