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One goes aloft in ship chasing wind (8)

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I believe the answer is:

airliner

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'one goes aloft' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'ship chasing wind' is the wordplay.
'ship' becomes 'liner' (liner is a kind of ship).
'chasing' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'wind' becomes 'air' (air is a kind of wind).
'liner' after 'air' is 'AIRLINER'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for airliner that I've seen before include "Large plane" , "Commercial plane" , "Passenger craft" , "One going aloft" , "Passenger aircraft" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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