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He, Clive, wrecked the carriage! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vehicle

'the carriage' is the definition.
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'he clive wrecked' is the wordplay.
'wrecked' indicates anagramming the letters.
'he'+'clive'='heclive'
'heclive' is an anagram of 'VEHICLE'.

(Other definitions for vehicle that I've seen before include "Structure for transporting" , "Road transport" , "Mode of transport" , "Lorry perhaps" , "Conveyance for transporting passengers on land" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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