The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word AIRCREW
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More clues leading to the result AIRCREW
- Show boasted team on board plane
- High-flyers must have raw rice boiled
- Flying team picked up crown prince, then bragged
- Propeller has second failure; should they be worried?
- Song boasted about members of SAS?
- Fine Republican with, perhaps, eight high-flying staff?
- High-flyers at work?
- Raw rice to be cooked for jumbo’s handlers?
- Flying squad character joins prison guards, not taking sides
- Fliers are clutching birch, stripping sides before week
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "They helped those of us riding high to get where we are" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case they helped those of us riding high to get where we are = aircrew.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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What does AIRCREW mean?
AIRCREW noun- A group of two or more trained individuals, formed as a team that operates an aircraft.