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Possibly avoid used car -- I'd not get pinched (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cadaverous

'pinched' is the definition.
('cadaverous' can be a synonym of 'pinched')

'possibly avoid used car i'd not' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'not' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'avoid'+'used'+'car'='avoidusedcar'
'avoidusedcar' with 'id' taken out is 'avousedcar'.
'avousedcar' with letters rearranged gives 'CADAVEROUS'.

'get' is the link.

(Other definitions for cadaverous that I've seen before include "Thin and bony like a corpse" , "Unhealthy-looking" , "Gaunt" , "Resembling a corpse" , "Corpse-like" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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