Goods vehicle reversing in confined space (4)

I believe the answer is:

yard

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'goods' is the definition.
(yard goods is a kind of goods)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for yard that I've seen before include "A little under a metre" , "Quadrangle" , "Space outside" , "Three feet out the back" , "Quad; a length" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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