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Award huge coach (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oscar

'award' is the definition.
(an Academy Award)

'huge coach' is the wordplay.
'huge' becomes 'os' (abbreviation for outsize).
'coach' becomes 'car' (as in a train coach or car).
'os'+'car'='OSCAR'

(Other definitions for oscar that I've seen before include "Annual film award" , "Boy" , "Man" , "Cinema award" , "Film acting award" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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