The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 5 letter word TEST PILOT
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TEST PILOT
- International game? Plan to include one high-flier
- Game plan to engage one who’s willing to take highlevel risks
- International scheme employing one person who’s a flyer
- He’s up with what’s new, distributing top titles
- Chuck Yeager maybe rewriting top titles
- … doubly a trial for one on maiden flight?
- One’s up for trial
- International crowd surrounding sanctimonious high flyer
- One who is often up for trial
- One takes off with paper — good things for sale
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The straight part
We know that "high flyer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case high flyer = test pilot.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.
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