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Dandy in a vehicle on entering M1 (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

macaroni

'dandy' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a vehicle on entering m1' is the wordplay.
'vehicle' becomes 'car' (car is a kind of vehicle).
'entering' is an insertion indicator.
'm1' becomes 'mi' (resembles M1).
'a'+'car'+'on'='acaron'
'acaron' put inside 'mi' is 'MACARONI'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for macaroni that I've seen before include "Thin tubes of pasta" , "food at trattoria?" , "finishes off burlesque verse" , "Slender tubes of pasta" , "Type of pasta" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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