The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word COCKPIT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result COCKPIT
- Raise stone in front of the plane
- Get into trouble about check on outside compartment
- Set up mine in the arena
- Lift and tilt up part of plane
- Pile of dung on bed in greenhouse
- Hitchcock pitches “Scrap: a frequent battleground”
- Where feathers used to fly
- Fellow overlooking mine in frequent battleground
- Space in plane, male flier on mine
- Prepare to discharge mine in scene of conflict
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The straight part
We know that "home for fliers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case home for fliers = cockpit.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does COCKPIT mean?
COCKPIT noun- The driver's compartment in a racing car (or, by extension, in a sports car or other automobile).
- The compartment in an aircraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled; an analogous area in a spacecraft.
- A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting.
- A site of conflict; a battlefield.
- The vagina.
- A valley surrounded by steep forested slopes.
- The area set aside for junior officers including the ship's surgeon on a man-of-war, where the wounded were treated; the sickbay.
- A well, usually near the stern, where the helm is located.
- An area from where something is controlled or managed; a centre of control.