It sounds a fine-looking vehicle (9)
I believe the answer is:
hansomcab
'it' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'sounds a fine-looking vehicle' is the wordplay.
'sounds' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'a fine-looking' becomes 'handsome' (I've seen this before).
'vehicle' becomes 'cab' (cab is a kind of vehicle).
'handsome' sounds like 'hansom'.
'hansom'+'cab'='HANSOMCAB'
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I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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