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Employer of cad getting out of used car (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

user

'employer' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'cad getting out of used car' is the wordplay.
'getting out of' is a deletion indicator.
'used'+'car'='usedcar'
'usedcar' with 'cad' removed is 'USER'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for user that I've seen before include "Manipulator" , "One who exploits, to be sure" , "Drug taker" , "Druggie" , "Drug-taker" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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