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Mark's small vehicle (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scar

'mark's' is the definition.
(mark left by an injury)

'small vehicle' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'vehicle' becomes 'car' (car is a kind of vehicle).
's'+'car'='SCAR'

(Other definitions for scar that I've seen before include "Mark of former injury" , "Old wound - bare cliff" , "Evidence of a past injury?" , "Mark left on healed tissue" , "Bare rocky cliff - injury" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.
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