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Drive with crack on surface (3-2-3-2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

get-up-and-go

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

'with crack on surface' is the wordplay.
'with' becomes 'and'.
'crack' becomes 'go' (to have a crack is to have a go or turn).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'surface' becomes 'get up' (surface can mean to get up or wake up).
'and'+'go'='andgo'
'andgo' put after 'getup' is 'GET-UP-AND-GO'.

(Other definitions for get-up-and-go that I've seen before include "'pizazz'" , "Vim" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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