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Carry child with care out of car (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tote

'carry' is the definition.
(toting is a kind of carrying)

'child with care out of car' is the wordplay.
'child' becomes 'tot' (I've seen this before**).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'out of' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'care' with 'car' removed is 'e'.
'tot'+'e'='TOTE'

(Other definitions for tote that I've seen before include "transport" , "System of betting on horse races" , "Capacious bag or basket" , "move" , "Drag; betting system" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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