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Be in a car at the Highland games (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

caber

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'at the highland games' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'be in a car' is the wordplay.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'be' placed into 'car' is 'CABER'.

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(Other definitions for caber that I've seen before include "Thrown tree trunk" , "Item tossed in Highland sport" , "Pole needed for game up north" , "Scots projectile" , "One taking a toss" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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