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No car, but a start in business (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bus

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'no car' is the definition.
'bus' can be an answer for 'car' (bus is a kind of car). I am unsure of the 'no' bit.

'but a start in business' is the wordplay.
'a start' means to remove the last letter (I've seen 'starts' mean this).
'in business' becomes 's' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'but' with its final letter removed is 'bu'.
'bu'+'s'='BUS'

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(Other definitions for bus that I've seen before include "Charabanc" , "Coach" , "Large passenger vehicle - small business!" , "Motor-coach" , "Public service vehicle" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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