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"aloft" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often skyward (7 letters).
Definitions
High up in the air or overhead.
Word origin
From Old Norse á lopti (“in the sky”); equivalent to a- + loft.
Used in a sentence
“high winds aloft”
“Someone's turned the chest out alow and aloft.”
“He noticed that he still held the knife aloft and brought his arm down, replacing the blade in the sheath.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Up in the air”5 letters
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