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Item left in car with sloping back (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

couple

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'sloping back' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with social activities as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'item left in car' is the wordplay.
'item left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'item' bit.).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'car' becomes 'coupe' (coupe is a kind of car).
'l' going within 'coupe' is 'COUPLE'.

'with' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for couple that I've seen before include "Married pair; two forces causing rotation" , "Pair of attached people" , "Pair - put together" , "Unite" , "Bonnie and Clyde, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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