Crossword Genius

Male theologian trapped in vehicle? Hard cheese (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cheddar

'hard cheese' is the definition.
(cheddar is a hard cheese)

'male theologian trapped in vehicle?' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'he' (he refers to a man).
'theologian' becomes 'DD' (Doctor of Divinity degree).
'trapped in' indicates putting letters inside.
'vehicle?' becomes 'car' (car is a kind of vehicle).
'he'+'dd'='hedd'
'hedd' going into 'car' is 'CHEDDAR'.

(Other definitions for cheddar that I've seen before include "Firm cheese as made in Somerset" , "Cheese; Somerset town" , "Somerset village" , "Hard 8 across" , "Mendip gorge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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