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Dash around island and cut up cruiser, maybe (6,3)

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I believe the answer is:

police car

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'cruiser maybe' is the definition.
(cruiser can mean a police car)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Another definition for police car that I've seen is " Panda possibly".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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