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Reaction to jolt in non-upholstered carriage? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

barouche

'carriage?' is the definition.
(barouche is a kind of carriage)

'reaction to jolt in non-upholstered' is the wordplay.
'reaction to jolt' becomes 'ouch' (exclamation of pain).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'non-upholstered' becomes 'bare' (uncovered).
'ouch' put into 'bare' is 'BAROUCHE'.

(Other definitions for barouche that I've seen before include "Horse-drawn carriage - Cuba hero (anag)" , "Four-wheeled carriage" , "Victorian carriage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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