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Collided with small vehicle (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

struck

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

'with small vehicle' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'vehicle' becomes 'truck' (truck is a kind of vehicle).
's' next to 'truck' is 'STRUCK'.

(Other definitions for struck that I've seen before include "Punched" , "'Hit, slapped (6)'" , "Hit; stopped work" , "(Of clock) chimed" , "Hit as by lightning" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Independent.
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