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Made call after parking crash (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prang

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'crash' is the definition.
(to prang is to crash a car)

'made call after parking' is the wordplay.
'made call' becomes 'rang' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'parking' becomes 'p' (abbreviation on road signs).
'rang' after 'p' is 'PRANG'.

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(Other definitions for prang that I've seen before include "Crash (a motor vehicle)" , "Crash (informal)" , "Crash involving a car" , "Crash (a car, aircraft) (colloq.)" , "Car collision" .)

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