Elvis' car mania is instinctive (8)

I believe the answer is:

visceral

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'instinctive' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'elvis' car mania' is the wordplay.
'elvis' car' can be anagrammed to 'VISCERAL'.
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(Other definitions for visceral that I've seen before include "Relating to the guts" , "(As an adjective) gut" , "Like the gut feelings" , "Relating to internal organs of the body" , "Intuitive rather than cerebral" .)

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

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