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Rickety vehicle, shake catch (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rattletrap

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'rickety vehicle' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'shake catch' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'shake' could be 'rattle' (rattling is a kind of shaking) and 'rattle' is found within the answer.
'catch' could be 'trap' (trapping is a kind of catching) and 'trap' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for rattletrap that I've seen before include "Old car" , "banger" , "jalopy" , "Rickety vehicle" , "Vehicle, wobbly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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