Cars etc possibly providing movie chortles (5,8)
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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