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Cars peculiar to USA (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

autos

'cars' is the definition.
('auto' can be a synonym of 'car')

'peculiar to usa' is the wordplay.
'peculiar' indicates anagramming the letters (a peculiar or strange ordering of the letters).
'to'+'usa'='tousa'
'tousa' with letters rearranged gives 'AUTOS'.

(Other definitions for autos that I've seen before include "Freeway traffic" , "Religious dramas" , "Cars" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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