The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 7 letter word AIR HOSTESS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result AIR HOSTESS
- Serving flyer has sorties to rearrange
- She is a sort to go flying
- She answers a higher calling during turbulent times!
- Woman waiting on flight of stairs hopes somehow to lift piano
- One trained to assist hero in flight?
- . Perhaps an attendant to assist hero in transportation
- Serving flier has sorties to rearrange
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The straight part
We know that "She answers a higher calling during turbulent times" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case she answers a higher calling during turbulent times = air hostess.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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