Defective piece can tell what every car needs? (7,5)
I believe the answer is:
licence plate
'every car needs?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.
'defective piece can tell' is the wordplay.
'defective' is an anagram indicator.
'piece'+'can'+'tell'='piececantell'
'piececantell' is an anagram of 'LICENCE PLATE'.
'what' is the link.
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