Car getting bashed to avoid marks? (6)
I believe the answer is:
dodgem
'car' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'avoid marks?' is the wordplay.
'avoid' becomes 'dodge' (dodging is a kind of avoiding).
'marks?' becomes 'M' (former German currency).
'dodge'+'m'='DODGEM'
'getting bashed to' is the link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dodgem that I've seen before include "Electric car" , "Bumper car" , "Car used in fairground" , "Small car at funfair for bumping into others" , "Fairground amusement vehicle" .)