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Engineering vehicle's original handle for George Eliot (5)

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I believe the answer is:

evans

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'original handle for george eliot' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'engineering vehicle's' is the wordplay.
'engineering' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'vehicle's' becomes 'van's' (type of vehicle).
'e'+'vans'='EVANS'

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(Other definitions for evans that I've seen before include "dame of acting fame" , "Dame Edith -, English actress" , "Theatrical dame" , "Female writer's real name" , "Common Welsh surname" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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