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Fuss about a section of flight (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stair

'section of flight' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fuss about a' is the wordplay.
'fuss' becomes 'stir' ('stir' can be a synonym of 'fuss').
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'stir' enclosing 'a' is 'STAIR'.

(Other definitions for stair that I've seen before include "Tarsi (anag)" , "One step in a series" , "Tread and riser" , "Support on which to step" , "means to go down" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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