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Plane’s
carrying
company
of
8
biblical
authors
(9)
Plane’s carrying company of 8 biblical authors (9)
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How the clue works
The definition is biblical authors — the supposed writers of the Jehovistic portions of the Old Testament. Plane's gives you JETS, and tucked inside it is HOVIS (company of bread, that well-known loaf brand), so you get JE(HOVIS)TS.