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Snake that loves going on British Airways (3)

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I believe the answer is:

boa

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'snake' is the definition.
(boa is a kind of snake)

'loves going on british airways' is the wordplay.
'loves going' becomes 'o' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'on' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'british airways' becomes 'BA'.
'o' inserted inside 'ba' is 'BOA'.

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(Other definitions for boa that I've seen before include "Snake; fur" , "Fluffy scarf of feathers" , "Potential killer" , "strangler" , "Long, thin, feathery scarf" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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