Make's partner, in the auto industry (5)

I believe the answer is:

model

(Other definitions for model that I've seen before include "Scale representation" , "She parades on the catwalk" , "Clothes displayer" , "She exhibits clothes on the catwalk" , "Small-scale replica" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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