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Butcher reportedly pulled vehicle, helped by runners (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sleigh

'pulled vehicle helped by runners' is the definition.
(pulled vehicle that has sliding runners underneath)

'butcher reportedly' is the wordplay.
'butcher' becomes 'slay' (I've seen this before).
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'slay' is a homophone of 'SLEIGH'.

(Other definitions for sleigh that I've seen before include "transport (with bells on!)" , "transport in snowbound area" , "vehicle drawn by reindeer" , "Transport in winter" , "Horse-drawn sledge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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