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Aviator's experiment? (5,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pilot scheme

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'aviator's experiment?' is the definition.
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'aviator's experiment?' is the wordplay.
'aviator' becomes 'pilot' (pilot is a kind of aviator).
'experiment?' becomes 'scheme' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'pilot'+'scheme'='PILOT SCHEME'

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