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Funereal vehicle picks up elders initially (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hearse

'funereal vehicle' is the definition.
(vehicle used in a funeral)

'picks up elders initially' is the wordplay.
'picks up' becomes 'hears' ('hear' can be a synonym of 'pick up').
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'elders' is 'e'.
'hears'+'e'='HEARSE'

(Other definitions for hearse that I've seen before include "Vehicle for conveying a coffin" , "Carriage for a coffin" , "Funeral carriage" , "Vehicle for one's last journey" , "Vehicle for the last trip?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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