Car pioneer left to probe brake going round New Zealand (4,4)

I believe the answer is:

karl benz

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'car pioneer' is the definition.
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'left to probe brake going round new zealand' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'to probe' is an insertion indicator (probe can mean to poke into).
'going round' is an anagram indicator.
'new zealand' becomes 'nz' (abbreviation).
'brake' is an anagram of 'karbe'.
'l' placed inside 'karbe' is 'karlbe'.
'karlbe'+'nz'='KARL BENZ'

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