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Raids where cars may be found? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inroads

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'raids' is the definition.
(inroad can mean a raid or attack)

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(Other definitions for inroads that I've seen before include "large quantities consumed when these are made" , "Encroachments" , "Hostile attacks" , "Making them is reductive" , "Ordains as offensives" .)

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