Cryptic crossword clue
Quickly shoooting up, alien inside moving back and forth 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ROCKETING

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Crossword Answer definitions

ROCKETING verb
  1. To accelerate swiftly and powerfully
  2. To fly vertically
  3. To rise or soar rapidly
  4. To carry something in a rocket
  5. To attack something with rockets

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