Former Ford div (4)

I believe the answer is:

merc

(Other definitions for merc that I've seen before include "German car (abbr)" , "German make of luxury car (colloq.)" , "High-performance German car" , "business-class car" , "Former cop" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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