The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word AIRMEN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result AIRMEN
- Conclusive statement about Irish flyers
- Broadcast Mass in French for people in service
- Chaps needing to take off remain troubled
- Chaps in planes mean to fly across Ireland
- Red Arrows display team?
- People taking flights needing part of stair mended
- 10‘s warm and dry hands
- Fliers remain sky-high
- Fliers truly full of endless anger
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The straight part
We know that "People taking flights" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case people taking flights = airmen.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 AIRMEN mean?
AIRMEN noun- A pilot of an aircraft.
- A member of an air force.
- A person of a rank in the U.S. Air Force above airman basic and below airman first class.
- A naval seaman, especially one in the U.S. Navy, who works on and/or handles aircraft.