Aircraft to lift alien’s coat (6,6)
I believe the answer is:
bomber jacket
'coat' is the definition.
(bomber jacket is a kind of coat)
'aircraft to lift alien's' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'aircraft' could be 'bomber' (bomber is a kind of aircraft) and 'bomber' is found in the answer.
'lift' could be 'jack' (jacking is a kind of lifting) and 'jack' is found within the answer.
'alien' could be 'et' (extra terrestrial) and 'et' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bomber jacket that I've seen before include "Garment styled on those worn by WWII flying crews" , "Article put on" , "Zip-up garment elasticated at the waist and cuffs" , "Zip-up garment with elastic waist and cuffs" .)