Carol's part in training pandas perhaps (6,4)

I believe the answer is:

patrol cars

'pandas perhaps' is the definition.
('panda' is an informal UK term for a police car)

'carol's part in training' is the wordplay.
'in training' is an anagram indicator (to train can mean to grow something into a shape).
'carols'+'part'='carolspart'
'carolspart' is an anagram of 'PATROL CARS'.

(Another definition for patrol cars that I've seen is " pandas".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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