Cryptic crossword clue
Pilots taking you out for bit of laugh in these?

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GLIDERS

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The straight part
We know that "Pilots taking you out for bit of laugh in these?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pilots taking you out for bit of laugh in these? = gliders.
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What does GLIDERS mean?

GLIDERS noun
  1. The act of gliding.
  2. A transitional sound, especially a semivowel.
  3. An attack or preparatory movement made by sliding down the opponent’s blade, keeping it in constant contact.
  4. A bird, the glede or kite.
  5. A kind of cap affixed to the base of the legs of furniture to prevent it from damaging the floor.
  6. The joining of two sounds without a break.
  7. A smooth and sliding step in dancing the waltz.
GLIDERS noun
  1. One who glides.
  2. Any heavier-than-air aircraft optimised for unpowered flight; a sailplane.
  3. A pilot of glider aircraft.
  4. Any animal with the ability to glide, such as the gliding possum.
  5. A kind of garden swing.
  6. In the Game of Life cellular automaton, a particular configuration of five cells that recurs periodically at fixed offsets and appears to "walk" across the grid.
  7. A vehicle, of a usually motorised type, without a powertrain.

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