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Icon via manoeuvre in relation to the science of aeronautics (7)

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I believe the answer is:

avionic

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'relation to the science of aeronautics' is the definition.
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'icon via manoeuvre' is the wordplay.
'manoeuvre' indicates anagramming the letters.
'icon'+'via'='iconvia'
'iconvia' is an anagram of 'AVIONIC'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for avionic that I've seen before include "Relating to plane's electronics" , "Relating to aerospace circuitry" , "Relating to aircraft electronics" , "Related to an aircraft's circuitry" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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