Tune carried aloft (8)

I believe the answer is:

airborne

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'tune carried aloft' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'tune carried' is the wordplay.
'tune' becomes 'air' (air can mean a piece of music).
'carried' becomes 'borne' (I've seen this before).
'air'+'borne'='AIRBORNE'

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(Other definitions for airborne that I've seen before include "as birds often are" , "(Of aircraft) flying" , "Having taken off" , "Off the ground" , "in the sky" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Globe and Mail and The Sun.

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