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Cars etc possibly providing movie chortles (5,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

motor vehicles

'cars etc' is the definition.

'possibly providing movie chortles' is the wordplay.
'possibly providing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'movie'+'chortles'='moviechortles'
'moviechortles' with letters rearranged gives 'MOTOR VEHICLES'.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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