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Prompt car to wait in line, audibly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

autocue

'prompt' is the definition.

'car to wait in line audibly' is the wordplay.
'car' becomes 'auto' ('auto' can be a synonym of 'car').
'to wait in line' becomes 'queue' (I've seen this before).
'audibly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'queue' sounds like 'cue'.
'auto'+'cue'='AUTOCUE'

(Other definitions for autocue that I've seen before include "Vocal prompter" , "TV presenting aid" , "TV prompter" , "TV text reader" , "TV signal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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