Cryptic Flight?

[Otis]

Moves article (taken from steps) (5)

 

[Romsek]

Moves article (taken from steps) (5)

**Stair** ?

 

[Denis]

Moves article (taken from steps) (5)

***[COLOR=#FOF8FF]st(a)irs[/COLOR]***

Singular reclue:
Move, taking a tread (5)

***[COLOR=#FOF8FF]STaIR[/COLOR]***

 

[Otis]

Denis is correct. (But his reclue's tread=stair seems weird …)


@Romsek, a plural direct requires a plural answer. (Are you parsing clues into direct+wordplay?)

 

[Denis]

Denis is correct. (But his reclue's tread=stair seems weird …)

Agree...but to my rescue is Thesaurus.com:

Synonyms for stair
noun

doorstep
gradation
notch
rest
round
run
rung
tread

 

[Otis]

stair=round is even weirder … pleeeeze don't use it