The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word AIRCREW
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result AIRCREW
- Show boasted team on board plane
- High-flyers must have raw rice boiled
- Flying team picked up crown prince, then bragged
- Propeller has second failure; should they be worried?
- Song boasted about members of SAS?
- Fine Republican with, perhaps, eight high-flying staff?
- High-flyers at work?
- Raw rice to be cooked for jumbo’s handlers?
- Flying squad character joins prison guards, not taking sides
- Fliers are clutching birch, stripping sides before week
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "High-flyers at work" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case high-flyers at work = aircrew.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 AIRCREW mean?
AIRCREW noun- A group of two or more trained individuals, formed as a team that operates an aircraft.