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Fast driver: note vehicle overturning (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

racer

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

'note vehicle overturning' is the wordplay.
'note' becomes 're' (**).
'vehicle' becomes 'car' (car is a kind of vehicle).
'overturning' says the letters should be written in reverse.
're'+'car'='recar'
'recar' backwards is 'RACER'.

(Other definitions for racer that I've seen before include "sportsman" , "one in a hurry" , "Athlete" , "Bike, perhaps" , "One car" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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