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Convertible taxi finds river is rented (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cabriolet

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

'taxi finds river is rented' is the wordplay.
'taxi' becomes 'cab' (synonyms).
'finds' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'river' becomes 'rio' ('river' in Spanish).
'is rented' becomes 'let' (I've seen this before).
'cab'+'rio'+'let'='CABRIOLET'

(Other definitions for cabriolet that I've seen before include "Car with a folding roof" , "Car with a folding top -- trace boil (anag)" , "convertible" , "Light two-wheeled carriage" , "Horse-drawn carriage with two seats and a folding hood" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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