What does the cryptic crossword clue "Inside airplanes the tickets for a number of Americans (10)" mean?

The definition is "number of American s". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). ANES (synonym="ANES") + THE (synonym="THE") + TIC (synonym="TIC") = ANESTHETIC; definition: "number of Americans" The answer is ANESTHETIC.

Inside airplanes the tickets for a number of Americans (10)

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