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Part of wheel clamp oddly below centre (3-3)

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I believe the answer is:

hub-cap

'part of wheel' is the definition.
(I know this)

'clamp oddly below centre' is the wordplay.
'oddly' means one should take alternating letters (letters in the odd-numbered positions are used).
'below' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters go below others).
'centre' becomes 'hub' (hub is a kind of centre).
The alternate letters of 'clamp' are 'cap'.
'cap' after 'hub' is 'HUB-CAP'.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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