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Like automated vehicles, oddly red and silver — and small (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

driverless

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'like automated vehicles oddly red and silver and small' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'oddly red and silver and small' is the wordplay.
'oddly' is an anagram indicator.
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'red'+'silver'='redsilver'
'redsilver' anagrammed gives 'driverles'.
'driverles'+'s'='DRIVERLESS'

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(Another definition for driverless that I've seen is " requiring no personal manoeuvring".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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