Bar connecting auto wheels (4)

I believe the answer is:

axle

(Other definitions for axle that I've seen before include "Rod bearing wheels" , "Rod connecting wheels" , "Rod attachment to wheels" , "Rod at centre of wheel" , "Bar on which wheels rotate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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