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PM in car spy sabotaged (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

autopsy

'pm' is the definition.
('autopsy' can be a synonym of 'pm')

'car spy sabotaged' is the wordplay.
'car' becomes 'auto' ('auto' can be a synonym of 'car').
'sabotaged' indicates an anagram.
'spy' with letters rearranged gives 'psy'.
'auto'+'psy'='AUTOPSY'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for autopsy that I've seen before include "Far from quick examination" , "An official post-mortem examination" , "Post-mortem inspection" , "Dissection of a body to determine the cause of death" , "final examination" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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