Exhaust in specific location of US vehicle (8)

I believe the answer is:

overtire

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'exhaust' is the definition.
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I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for overtire that I've seen before include "tax too much" , "Get excessively weary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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