In war Eric is involved flying bombers perhaps (7)
I believe the answer is:
aircrew
'in' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'war eric is involved flying bombers perhaps' is the wordplay.
'war eric' can be anagrammed to 'AIRCREW'.
But, I am not sure how this is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aircrew that I've seen before include "Craft workers" , "Plane operators/workers" , "Plane's operators" , "Flight personnel" , "Flying personnel" .)