Put a pilot back into action? Crossword Clue

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Put a pilot back into action? Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

ACTION (noun)
1. a military engagement
2. a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
ACTION (verb)
1. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
2. put in effect
PILOT (noun)
1. something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
2. a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
PILOT (verb)
1. operate an airplane
2. act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance

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AIRER

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