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Meets, when one collides with in the car (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

runs into

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'meets' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'one collides with in the car' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'one' could be 'un' (northern English dialect form of 'one') and 'un' is found in the answer.
'in' is present in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'when' is the link.

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(Other definitions for runs into that I've seen before include "Meets - collides" , "contacts - with 17a" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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