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Panda one of four young in pit (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

squad car

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'panda' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one of four young in pit' is the wordplay.
'one of four young' becomes 'quad' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'pit' becomes 'scar' (synonyms).
'quad' inserted into 'scar' is 'SQUAD CAR'.

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(Other definitions for squad car that I've seen before include "vehicle from station" , "Police patrol vehicle" , "Force vehicle" , "panda perhaps" , "transport for cops" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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