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Father modified car - it is exploitative (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parasitic

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'exploitative' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'father modified car it is' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa can mean dad or father).
'modified' indicates an anagram.
'it is' becomes 'itis'.
'car'+'itis'='caritis'
'caritis' with letters rearranged gives 'rasitic'.
'pa'+'rasitic'='PARASITIC'

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(Other definitions for parasitic that I've seen before include "hanging on?" , "Living off another organism" , "Having food provided by host" , "to be paid for by someone else" , "Such threats" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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