One drunk is concerning a flyer after takeoff? (4,3)

Guardian Cryptic #29229 | 2 Down | 2023-11-16
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

A charade of RE (‘concerning’) plus ‘a’ plus LALE, a reversal (‘after takeoff’? – perhaps better indicating an anagram, of which a reversal is an example) of EL AL (Israeli ‘flyer’).

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