Car reverses in an inimitable way (4)

I believe the answer is:

mini

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'car' is the definition.
(Mini Cooper)

'reverses in an inimitable way' is the wordplay.
'reverses' is a reversal indicator.
'an inimitable way' becomes 'im' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in'+'im'='inim'
'inim' reversed gives 'MINI'.

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(Other definitions for mini that I've seen before include "Once fashionable skirt" , "Italian Job car?" , "Baby" , "Brief" , "Iconic economy car (introduced in 1959)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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