Operate a plane Crossword Clue

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(verb)
1. operate an airplane

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

OPERATE (verb)
1. handle and cause to function
2. perform as expected when applied
PLANE (noun)
1. a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
2. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
PLANE (verb)
1. travel on the surface of water
2. cut or remove with or as if with a plane
PLANE (adjective)
1. having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

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