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Go off vehicle used by independent mum (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vanish

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'go' is the definition.
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'off vehicle used by independent mum' is the wordplay.
'off vehicle' becomes 'van' (van is a kind of vehicle. I am not sure about the 'off' bit.**).
'used by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'independent' becomes 'i'.
'mum' becomes 'sh' (I've seen this in other clues).
'van'+'i'+'sh'='VANISH'

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(Other definitions for vanish that I've seen before include "Cease to exist" , "Disappear or fade from sight" , "Evanesce" , "Become invisible" , "make go" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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