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Officer's getting young person's vehicle when everyone's out? (7,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

general strike

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'when everyone's out?' is the definition.
(being out can mean being on strike)

'officer's getting young person's vehicle' is the wordplay.
'officer's' becomes 'general's' (general is a kind of officer).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'young person's vehicle' becomes 'trike' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'generals'+'trike'='GENERAL STRIKE'

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(Other definitions for general strike that I've seen before include "nationwide walkout" , "Widespread industrial action" , "national crisis" , "When everyone's out" , "National work stoppage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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