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Pay to get some vehicle, racer, to go up round NT first afternoon (4-1-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rent-a-car

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'pay to get some vehicle' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'racer to go up round nt first afternoon' is the wordplay.
'to go up' says the letters should be written backwards (I've seen 'goes up' mean this).
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'first afternoon' becomes 'a' (1st letter of 'afternoon').
'racer' backwards is 'recar'.
'nt'+'a'='nta'
'recar' placed around 'nta' is 'RENT-A-CAR'.

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(Other definitions for rent-a-car that I've seen before include "Self-drive automobile" , "Vehicle hire" , "wheels temporarily" , "Self-drive vehicle" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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