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Dry parking has a curve (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parched

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'dry' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'parking has a curve' is the wordplay.
'parking' becomes 'ped' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'has' is an insertion indicator.
'a curve' becomes 'arch' (arch is a kind of curve).
'ped' going around 'arch' is 'PARCHED'.

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(Other definitions for parched that I've seen before include "Dried out by heat" , "Deprived of water" , "Extremely dry" , "Made dry and thirsty" .)

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