Car gets taxi permit around city (9)
I believe the answer is:
cabriolet
'car' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'taxi permit around city' is the wordplay.
'taxi' becomes 'cab' (synonyms).
'permit' becomes 'let' (synonyms).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'city' becomes 'Rio' (Rio de Janeiro).
'cab'+'let'='cablet'
'cablet' placed around 'rio' is 'CABRIOLET'.
'gets' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for cabriolet that I've seen before include "Car with a folding top -- trace boil (anag)" , "Light two-wheeled carriage" , "Car - old horse-drawn carriage with a folding hood" , "Soft-top car" , "vehicle" .)