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Checked identification after dragging latecomers off plane

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All Minute Cryptic clues for November 7 2026
THE MISSING PIECE

Checked identification after dragging latecomers off plane

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THE ANSWER

PLAID

The definition

Our definition here is 'Checked', and our answer will be another word for that.

The wordplay

Deletion

This clue's fodder is 'identification' and 'plane'. We'll need to find a short substitute for one of these and use it with the letters of the other (or some of them) to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).

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