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One female in fast car stole parcel for birthday? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

giftwrap

'parcel for birthday?' is the definition.

'one female in fast car stole' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'fast car' becomes 'gt' (I've seen this in other clues).
'stole' becomes 'wrap' (I've seen this before**).
'i'+'f'='if'
'if' inserted into 'gt' is 'gift'.
'gift'+'wrap'='GIFTWRAP'

(Another definition for giftwrap that I've seen is " Parcel up decoratively as with present".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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