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Material discarded from aircraft in the morning (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jetsam

'material discarded' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'aircraft in the morning' is the wordplay.
'aircraft' becomes 'jets' (jet is a type of aircraft).
'in the morning' becomes 'am' (short for ante meridiem - before noon).
'jets'+'am'='JETSAM'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for jetsam that I've seen before include "found at sea" , "Things thrown overboard and washed up ashore" , "Goods washed ashore from shipwreck" , "Ship's discharge" , "Floating wreckage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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