Girl takes vehicle to LA (5)

I believe the answer is:

carla

'girl' is the definition.

'vehicle to la' is the wordplay.
'vehicle' becomes 'car' (car is a kind of vehicle).
'car'+'la'='CARLA'

'takes' is the link.

(Another definition for carla that I've seen is " Name of woman".)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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