Nice one! It is definitely
APPLE7AAn everyday way to ward off physicians, or so they say.
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IDPIC3DIs 6A hard? Someone's going to check this.
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REILS8AThe things one learns doing puzzles! These lights help pilots land. (Edit: added "lights" to make the clue less impossible.)
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