A bit of a scare on the road (3)
I believe the answer is:
car
'the road' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'a bit of a scare on' is the wordplay.
'a bit of' indicates a hidden word.
'CAR' is hidden within 'scare on'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for car that I've seen before include "Four-wheeled vehicle" , "4-wheeled vehicle" , "Wheeled vehicle" , "Means of transport" , "Hatchback, say?" .)