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Airmen took flight offered by chance? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raffled

'offered by chance?' is the definition.
(given away in a raffle)

'airmen took flight' is the wordplay.
'airmen' becomes 'RAF' (Royal Air Force).
'took flight' becomes 'fled' ('flee' can be a synonym of 'take flight').
'raf'+'fled'='RAFFLED'

(Another definition for raffled that I've seen is " Offered to chance purchasers".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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