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One at wheel sees rock in wet (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

motorist

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'one at wheel' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'rock in wet' is the wordplay.
'rock' becomes 'tor' (tor is a kind of rock).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'wet' becomes 'moist' (similar in meaning).
'tor' placed into 'moist' is 'MOTORIST'.

'sees' is the link.

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(Other definitions for motorist that I've seen before include "Woman taking mini" , "One relying on car" , "Traveller" , "One on the road" , "One driving" .)

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