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Old woman’s vehicle associated with a cosmetic (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mascara

'cosmetic' is the definition.
(mascara is a kind of cosmetic)

'old woman's vehicle associated with a' is the wordplay.
'old woman's' becomes 'mas' (belongs to ma).
'vehicle' becomes 'car' (car is a kind of vehicle).
'associated with' says to put letters next to each other.
'mas'+'car'+'a'='MASCARA'

(Other definitions for mascara that I've seen before include "Make-up for eyelashes" , "Eyelash darkener" , "for application of lashes" , "Makeup used to darken and thicken the eye lashes" , "Cosmetic for the eyes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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