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Male lead swapping parts of Charlie and good man in racy vehicle

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stock car

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'male lead swapping parts of charlie' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'good man in racy vehicle' is the wordplay.
'good man' becomes 's'.
'in racy' becomes 'tock' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'vehicle' becomes 'car' (car is a kind of vehicle).
's'+'tock'+'car'='STOCK-CAR'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for stock car that I've seen before include "Production-line vehicle modified for racing" , "production saloon" , "Modified motor for racing and ramming" , "Production vehicle used in racing" , "Vehicle adapted for bumping races" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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