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Cars here repaired in systematic investigation (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

research

'systematic investigation' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'cars here repaired' is the wordplay.
'repaired' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cars'+'here'='carshere'
'carshere' with letters rearranged gives 'RESEARCH'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for research that I've seen before include "Examination" , "Investigate through study" , "Look into" , "Scientific investigation" , "Experimentation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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