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Cut corners with oil prepared in device for speedy vehicles (6,7)

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I believe the answer is:

cruise control

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'device for speedy vehicles' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'cut corners with oil prepared' is the wordplay.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'prepared' indicates an anagram.
'cut'+'corners'='cutcorners'
'cutcorners' put after 'oil' is 'oilcutcorners'.
'oilcutcorners' is an anagram of 'CRUISE CONTROL'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for cruise control that I've seen before include "Device for keeping car to a set speed" , "Mechanism used by drivers - councils to err (anag)" , "Car speed regulator" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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