Divert vehicle reversing into street behind policeman (8)
I believe the answer is:
interest
'divert' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'vehicle reversing into street behind policeman' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'into' could be 'in' and 'in' is located in the answer.
an anagram of 'street' is 'terest' which is present in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for interest that I've seen before include "Proceeds" , "Gain - curiosity" , "Curiosity or concern, or a financial stake in (8)" , "Significance" , "Benefit" .)