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Accepted hot rod crashed round ten (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orthodox

'accepted' is the definition.
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'hot rod crashed round ten' is the wordplay.
'crashed' indicates an anagram.
'round' becomes 'o' (round can mean a round object**).
'ten' becomes 'x' ('X' can be a synonym of 'ten').
'hot'+'rod'='hotrod'
'hotrod' anagrammed gives 'orthod'.
'orthod'+'o'+'x'='ORTHODOX'

(Other definitions for orthodox that I've seen before include "Standard" , "Sound in doctrine" , "Conforming with established doctrine" , "Conservative" , "Accepted, conventional" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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