Hurries back for a short car trip (4)
I believe the answer is:
spin
'a short car trip' is the definition.
(as in taking a car for a spin)
'hurries back' is the wordplay.
'hurries' becomes 'nips' (nip can mean to move quickly).
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'nips' in reverse letter order is 'SPIN'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for spin that I've seen before include "Give biased view" , "Twist - creative media relations" , "Doctoring of news etc" , "some doctors deal with" , "Run second leg" .)