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Detects snack in vintage car feature (6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rumble seat

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'vintage car feature' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'detects snack' is the wordplay.
'detects' becomes 'rumbles' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'snack' becomes 'eat' (eat can mean a snack).
'rumbles'+'eat'='RUMBLE SEAT'

'in' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for rumble seat that I've seen is " extra perch".)

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