The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RAFFISH
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result RAFFISH
- Flashy, like the air force?
- Louche servicemen pout, perhaps
- Smart flyers on perch, for example
- Dashing off a riff’s hard
- Fliers and swimmers like rakes
- Dashing fighter pilots leading search
- Dashing from school after service
- Devil-may-care group of fliers — brill?
- Flashy fliers leading swimmers
- Dashing miles around, fellow is hot
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What does RAFFISH mean?
RAFFISH adjective- Characterized by careless unconventionality; rakish.
- Low-class; disreputable; vulgar.