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A hot-rod driver? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

riveter

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'driver?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for riveter that I've seen before include "machine" , "workman" , "Rosie the --, cultural icon of World War II" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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