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Interesting story, thanks for sharing.
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The answer is Bird of prey.
Raptured - lose political institution - EU, backward UE (although not sure this was neccessary), -> Raptrd, also lose drive (D, in an automatic car) -> Raptr
Now gain nothing (O) -> Raptor
Aviator = bird (to distinguish from Velociraptor or similar)
And finally, a raptor is more commonly known as a bird of prey.
Looks like I'm back up for Monday  ?
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Hmmm, that doesn't really follow the (admittedly unwritten) rules of crossword clues.
An anagram requires some kind of indicator that it is an anagram, known as an anagrind (short for anagram indicator). So a phrase like "scrambled eggs" could indicate some jumble of the letters E-G-G-S or "intense confusion" could indicate an anagram of "intense" for example.
Without the anagrind, solvers will be looking for a synonym of raptured rather than an anagram.
A clue should generally come in two distinct parts - definition and wordplay. They can be either way around but should both lead to the same answer. Solvers will always try to relate to one end of the clue or the other as the definition so here I was looking for a phrase meaning raptured, commonly, or possibly a colloquialism for nothing (i.e. "nothing commonly").
"Backing" is, as you suggest, redundant, as is "aviator" - there is no need to differentiate between alternative meanings of definition words.
I may, admittedly, be trying to push particularly British crossword rules here but I simply wouldn't have got this in a million years simply because it doesn't follow the rules.
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Apologies if I got this wrong, I'm certainly no expert on CCC's but I thought an anagram required all the original letters from the word but in a different order as you describe. I was attempting to use letter substitution here with the 'loses' and 'gains' - the remaining letters from the original word are still in the original order?
I'll try something less complicated / wrong on Monday's CCC  .
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Certainly no need for an apology! It kept me wondering all day and that's never a bad thing.
In programming terms it reminded me a bit of the old C compiler warning of "too many levels of indirection" - the wordplay should really lead directly to the solution rather than an abstraction of it - but, hey ... looking forward to Monday's clue!
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Er .. um ... where to start? The principal problem here is that your wordplay only leads to a definition not to the answer. So we're required to solve a clue to get a clue. So whether your anagram indicator is there or not is slightly irrelevant. As said above, the basics of a cryptic clue (with a few exceptions) is definition plus wordplay. The definition should be directly synonymous with the answer. The wordplay should lead to a literal representation of the answer. So in this clue, if your wordplay leads to RAPTOR then RAPTOR must be the answer. You can't ask the solver to take a further leap from RAPTOR to BIRD OF PREY because you've given no grounds on which such a leap can reasonably be made no matter how close the association. It's a bit like giving someone the sum ...
2 +2 =
and only marking it correct if they give the answer as the square root of 16!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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LabVIEWstuff wrote: Looks like I'm back up for Monday
You are indeed!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I'm ready to read good and bad about CrunchBase.
Thanks for the voice of experience which anyone may have.
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Is it anything like a crunchie bar[^]? Because I quite like them, but they are easy to make yourself...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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What is CrunchBase ? (yeah, I know, I could google it).
I'd rather be phishing!
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C-P-User-3 wrote: I'm ready to read good and bad about CrunchBase.
Congratulations. How long did the preparations take?
C-P-User-3 wrote: Thanks for the voice of experience which anyone may have.
Use a good light for reading, it's better for your eyes.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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I like pizzas with crunchy bases, but not too crunchy.
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So far, no responses that I can understand.
Is anyone else using CrunchBase ? Has it been worth anything to you ?
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Not exactly a new concept[^], is it? 
And besides, HERE[^] is one that's a bit more intimidating...  (and HERE[^])
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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I know, it's just that it happened to be a .45ACP.
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It's just a gimmick gun, and absurd besides. And where you get a holster for it? And we haven't even started talking about the weight - you're looking at five pounds fully loaded...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: you're looking at five pounds fully loaded...
And when you're sober? 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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It certainly does add extra meaning to your sig.
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: And where you get a holster for it?
On the same site as the gun itself.
https://www.slickguns.com/sites/default/files/doublebarrel2.jpg[^]
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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If I need a gun with dual barrels, I prefer these kinds: 15 inch mark I.
I'm pretty sure they have plenty of stopping power 
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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And now?[^]
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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